MEI Preload: It’s a media module that is responsible for preloading media content in the browser. Which simply means that depending on the Chrome version, you might see less or more components. Of course, as and when needed, Google can add or remove components in Chrome. This action will trigger the update process and if the update is available, it will be downloaded and installed automatically. If that’s the case, just click on the “Check for update” button underneath the component. Like I said before when one or more components are corrupted or not updated properly, Chrome can give you problems. Each and every component has its own update button so that you can individually update the component. As of writing this, there are 13 components in Chrome. You can visit that page by entering chrome://components in the Chrome address bar. For instance, Adobe Flash component is required to play Flash content, WideVine is required to decrypt DRM protect content like Netflix videos, etc.Īll the Chrome components are listed in a single page along with their status and version number. Each of these components is responsible for a wide range of features. You can think of Chrome components as simple individual modules that help Chrome work properly. When that happens, you can individually update any Chrome component with a single click. In those situations, depending on the Chrome component, you might have to deal with crashes, odd behavior, and slowness. However, there will be times when Chrome might fail to update one or more of the components.