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
    2021-09-27T11:57:06+00:00

    The only way to stop all this nonsense is not to use Edge or Chrome.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-09-28T01:04:55+00:00

    That is the magic solution! I turned off hardware acceleration in both browsers and they now work fine. Thanks to all who suggested this.

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