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
    2020-09-15T00:50:22+00:00

    Having exact ssme issue on brand new Dell. Very frustrating. Will go with Mac Book next.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-09-10T10:58:30+00:00

    My hardware is also AMD - AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1100T 3.31GHz with 16.0 GByte Ram. I just mention it because although it is a Chromium Edge software issue they may not have accounted for any subtle difference in the code needed to run with Intel/AMD processors.

    Thats some dam good tech work cluing in on the AMD cpu! I've been struggling with this issue for years via Chrome.

    Thought was the net adapter, then bad ssd, then switched to edge and that was fine until the update.

    Was just noticing the cpu spike when the waiting for cache froze. 

    Good work in here guys thanks a lot!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-09-07T20:07:15+00:00

    For me, the problem would occur just about every time I opened Edge, a new tab, or navigated to a new site. 

    I just took the actions N1ck7 recommended and so far so good.  I have tried no other steps, so unless I post back here - this setting may be the real deal.  

    Thanks N1ck7!

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-09-06T23:43:19+00:00

    Let me elaborate a bit, because this resolved my problem! No waiting for cache or system lock-ups anymore. 

    I have a motherboard with BIOS (not UEFI) , an SSD and the Windows 10 is a fresh installation not an upgrade. I discovered, it was in IDE mode and I was willing to change it in order to test the results. 

    The moment I changed the mode I came face-to-face with the well known "BSOD" , so I followed the procedure below which had good results.

    1. Run Command Prompt as Admin
    2. Invoke a Safe Mode boot with the command: bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal
    3. Restart the PC and enter your BIOS during bootup.
    4. Change from IDE to AHCI mode then Save & Exit.
    5. Windows 10 will launch in Safe Mode.
    6. Right click the Window icon and select to run the Command Prompt in Admin mode from among the various options.
    7. Cancel Safe Mode booting with the command: bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot
    8. Restart your PC once more and this time it will boot up normally but with AHCI mode activated.

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