Edge will not close - any help please?

Anonymous
2025-05-17T09:07:34+00:00

Ok - This morning I opened Edge (w10) and when I clicked the X to close, it would not close. I tried to minimise and click close, still would not work. I can only close it via task manager or rebooting. Nothing has chnaged since last night, so no idea why it has happened. Is there a simple answer as in apps both uninstall and modify are grayed out.

The PC is mine, not a work one and is W10.

Keith

PS - Just tried with my w10 laptop, am able to close edge as normal. So have no idea why the desktop is playing up. Is there a solution?

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 10

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-05-19T13:37:54+00:00

    Thanks Larry! Solved my issue too.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-05-19T13:31:50+00:00

    Thank you. Your solution worked for me.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-19T10:59:21+00:00

    I tried the above. The only one that was turned on was "Use graphics acceleration when available. I turned it off, restarted the browser and it now is working as before.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-05-18T23:16:26+00:00

    me too

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-05-18T22:43:36+00:00

    Thank you Larry, the graphics acceleration was the culprit in my case.

    OS: Windows 11 Home
    CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950
    GPU: AMD Radeon 6700XT

    I had the same issue, I saw the original post this morning and ran some tests before posting. This seems to be working for me:

    1 Click three dots at top right

    2 Click settings

    3 Click System and performance

    4 Click System

    Turn off the following:

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    I have not determined which is the issue but turning each back on one at a time and testing can be done by you. But this did work for me.

    Larry

    IT Professional

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