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?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-05-20T05:18:17+00:00

    Having the same issue, I have tried all the tips to resolve this and nothing works, the only way to close it is through task manager.
    Not good M Edge devs you need to resolve this issue ASAP, things like this push people away from Edge browser to Chrome and others.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-05-20T04:57:37+00:00

    no! This is now happening to me. The update occurred this morning.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-20T03:04:16+00:00

    I've been having this same issue. Turning off graphics acceleration helped fix the problem. Appreciate this!!

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-05-20T02:23:58+00:00

    thanks for post.

    turning off "use graphics acceleration when available" is what fixed it for me

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