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

    Uninstalled chrome and edge. Using Firefox with zero issues

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-06-04T02:58:37+00:00

    I tried all of the above scanners and "fixes" and still no luck.  Uninstalled both Chrome and Edge and running Firefox with ZERO issues

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-08-18T19:05:09+00:00

    After months of dealing with this I have finally solved the issue! 

    I have an SSD. 

    Bios was set to IDE.

    Set pc to boot into safe mode.

    Changed the configuration to AHCI.

    Restarted to boot normally.

    Issue no longer presents.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-06-10T20:50:40+00:00

    I had the "waiting for cache" issue on Chrome and started using Edge. After updating to the latest version of Edge, now I have the same issue I had in Chrome.

    Question for others having the issue...are you using an SSD? Chrome users speculated that it had to do with SSD hard drives. The bad news is I never found a solution.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-04-09T16:01:49+00:00

    Hi, Datasailor

    My name is Evelyn and I am an Independent Advisor. I would be happy to help you today.

    I recommend using SFC

    Press the Start key and type the word CMD, right click on the command prompt and select Run as administrator, enter the following commands one by one followed by the Enter key:

    •- DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

    •- DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

    •- DISM.exe /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup

    •- sfc /scannow

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929833...

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