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My Microsoft Edge browser keeps freezing up. I have tried all the suggested solutions with no success. I like the design and functionality offered by Edge, but will change to Firefox until I get a notice that Microsoft has fixed the problem with Edge freeze ups.
Troubleshooting browser crashes or performance issues on Windows 10
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It's January 25th and I did not get the update until a few days ago and I am having the exact same problem that you had. Apparently Microsoft has no idea what the problem is or has no intentions on correcting it.
I have the same problem. It freezes whenever a website wants to open a drop-down menu or a pop-up window. It doesn't freeze randomly, only when you click on something that results in the website you are looking at trying to do something.
Randomly. Sometimes on the Edge home screen, and other times on websites, or while checking email. Freeze ups can vary anywhere from 20 secs to over a minute. I've changed to Firefox and have not experienced any freeze ups. Let me know when you get it fixed. I really like Edge better than any of the other browsers.
Steve
I'm having the exact same freezing issue. It happens randomly and the time interval of its occurrence is also random. If there's a new update of Edge, please tell me how to get it. Thanks.
Hi Alex,
Yesterday, in my default settings, the 'Use hardware acceleration when available' was on. So, I switched it off, restarted Edge and no freeze-ups occurred for one full hour of browser use. For a test, I switched the option back to 'on' and sure enough the freezing returned within 10 minutes.
Today, with the hardware acceleration toggled off, I have been using Edge for a little over three hours, as I write this reply, and have not experienced a single freeze-up at all. I guess the freeze issue has been resolved.
David