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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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Clicked off "Graphics Acceleration" and restarted.
Worked great. Now closes. Turned Graphics Acceleration back on and no more issues.
Larry's solution worked for me, but this just validates why Edge only has a worldwide market share of 14% for desktop browsers.
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:
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
Thank you SO MUCH!
This worked for me in my situation.
Respect!
Nop, it does not close at all. I have to use Task Manager
Sadly, this did not work for me. I still have the problem.