Unfortunately, turning off the backround running of apps in Chrome had no effect. I am leaning towards the remote being faulty. I bought a HID Compatible remote and everything worked right away (I had another IR tranceiver from my previous remote lying around).
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017KG4P2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Thanks for all your efforts!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017KG4P2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Thanks for all your efforts!