This error can stop you from accessing certain web pages and can require you to enter captchas multiple times to reset your search, which still may not always work.
Cause of Automated Queries Errors
If Google’s servers and search receive many attempts at connecting, i.e., queries from a single computer or network, they flag it as possible automation. If this is detected, Google will temporarily restrict your use of search (and you may be unable to access specific webpages) to make sure other users don’t experience a slowdown. Often, Google will ask, after this error is displayed, for the user to enter a captcha to prove that they are human and are not sending automated queries from their computer or network.
How to Fix Automated Queries Errors
It’s unlikely that your computer or network is sending out automated queries. This error message is most often a glitch that you can solve with a few solutions.
What to Do When All Else Fails
Computers are complicated pieces of technology, and many things can go wrong. However, whenever experiencing an issue, there’s always a last resort: a system reset. If you don’t receive the error message on another browser, uninstall and reinstall your initial browser; then, try searching again to see if you get an error. If you can otherwise access your internet without issue and the problem persists after a restart, the problem likely isn’t with your network or internet connection. Once the scan completes and you remove any detected infected files, try searching again. The Reset This PC feature on Windows PCs allows Windows users to reinstall Windows without a disc and gives users the option to keep their files intact. Mac users, as well as MacBook Air users, also have options to reset their computers. On Macs, you can choose to backup your system and then restore a reset computer from the backup. While you can keep all your files even when you reset your computer, this is something of a nuclear solution that you should only attempt if all else fails.
