Edge and Chrome freezes while browsing making Windows not responsive for 1 minute follow by Windows explorer behave strangely

Anonymous
2020-12-12T02:31:53+00:00

As title says, my Windows behave strangely every now and then. When browsing, it may freeze for a minute or so follow by making I can't open everything. If I'm lucky enough, this issue last for 2 hours, if not, I need to restart the PC. Photo below tells it all. 

Microsoft Edge | Browser crashes or stops working | Windows 10

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-09-06T07:04:16+00:00

    Thanks it works!

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-09-04T07:43:39+00:00

    Well, mine after replace to newer harddisk(got 2 HDD clocked 20 years) such freezing issues are lesser(and happens to loading new webpages that I never visit), but now I may be "losing" the new HDD for no reaon, need to turn off power, disconnect, restart Windows, shutdown, connect back everything and problems solved. This happens after I updated the latest Windows Updates.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-09-03T17:06:14+00:00

    I am running a FX-6300 AMD CPU with a Nvidia GeForce 1060 6GB video card. If the problem is AMD based, it isn't limited to just the video card.

    I will try turning off hardware acceleration and also making sure Edge is fully up to date. This appears to be a problem for some despite the last response being in February.

    Edit: Edge needed to be updated. Will check Chrome. It also happens with Opera browser as well.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-02-28T17:32:03+00:00

    No video card driver update that I can see (still a version from 2016). But the software always pops up trying to update, (but always fails / I never cared as the current version was fine / I use the desktop for web browsing / file server mainly).

    I don't see anything that'd explain the reversal of the behavior either... will keep digging.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-02-28T17:27:09+00:00

    Update: Randomly I turned on Hardware acceleration (after having it off since finding this thread to stop the freezing), and in the past day, I've had no freezing!!

    Anyone else who had the issue, try turning hardware acceleration back on and see if its working / not freezing anymore.

    Not sure what came down or changed.

    EDIT: 48 hours later and for me, the issue appears to have disappeared / not come back since I posted the update.

    Happy about it but disturbed I still don't know the root cause (and for someone who supports his whole extended family with tech, that is troublesome).

    I am using the following and the issue persists. As of late, there have been no updates pushed down.

    Edition Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview

    Version 2004

    Installed on ‎1/‎29/‎2021

    OS build 21301.1010

    Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 221.501.0.3

    Do you know if you received a video driver update from your video card provided?

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