Windows 10- Locks up "waiting for cache"

Anonymous
2020-04-09T15:54:17+00:00

Window 10 was working very well until recently after upgrading to Windows Edge chrome (or at least the is the only event that I can associated to this issue) I am getting persistent OS stalls or "not responding" that affect all applications when running Edge. Common to see "waiting for cache" in lower left browser window when the the entire system stalls and stops responding. Common to see the cursor hour glass for 30 or more seconds before system and affected applications start to respond normally.

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Anonymous
2020-09-17T21:52:56+00:00

Uninstalled chrome and edge. Using Firefox with zero issues

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-09-02T09:00:00+00:00

    Thank goodness i stumbled on this! 

    Disc thrashing paralysing my system had been driving me to the brink of buying a Mac! 

    Removing Edge has fixed it, but i suspect the underlying SSD setting being wrong is also relevant - I moved from HDD to SSD in an attempt to fix the problem but it just got worse. 

    One step at a time! I’ll enjoy not screaming at the freezes for a while before tackling the BIOS change!

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-08-22T15:56:49+00:00

    CoffeeFarmer your action makes sense, I too have often felt the issue related to hardware/drive compatibility, however, Firefox works Grrrreat! No more waiting for Cache, OS/Application freezes, website user login settings remain persistent between sessions, and I did not have to muck around with my bios. So.... no more chrome for me.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-08-21T23:07:12+00:00

    I think you're on to something there.  I was using chrome with no issues today but then I opened up a .pdf.  I just realized it used Edge to open it up now.  After that I've had the waiting for cache issue at least twice in about a half hour.  Changed .pdf's back to adobe and will restart and monitor.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-08-19T05:17:33+00:00

    Datasailor,

    You can uninstall Edge Chromium and prevent it being re-installed if you want to.

    This helpful video explains how... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_1ikl-MUew

    I myself won't be putting it back and now have got used to Firefox.

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