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
    2025-05-19T15:35:55+00:00

    For me, the User Graphics Acceleration was the only option on - turned off - worked. Thank you!

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-05-19T15:02:24+00:00

    @Ephergie or anyone else experiencing this: Would you mind visiting edge://gpu/, clicking the button at the top of the page, and sharing the resulting text file?

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-19T14:52:31+00:00

    I've had the same problem for the last couple of days. Various methods given online, but most don't work for me.

    Two do work:

    1. Open Task Manager. Select Microsoft Edge. End Task.
    2. (The easy one). Click on three dots top right. Go to bottom of drop down menu. Click "Close Microsoft Edge".

    Feel free to share this.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-05-19T14:47:25+00:00

    Yes - this worked for me

      "After turning off "Use graphics acceleration" and restarting edge - I could finally close Edge once more."

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-05-19T14:41:44+00:00

    I'm having the same problem - it's really frustrating

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