I turned off Chrome's graphics acceleration and so far, it is not freezing. Thank you for your help.
Google Chrome freezes
Google Chrome freezes many times while I use it and the only way to un-freeze it is to restore it and maximize it again.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
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2025-02-02T03:24:22+00:00 -
John DeV 162.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-02-01T23:18:09+00:00 Hi, good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you.
When was the last time it worked properly? Have you made any changes to your computer recently?
Please try the following methods below.
- Please try to update your Google Chrome browser
Open Chrome > Click 3 dots > Help and Feedback > About Chrome
- Clear cache and cookies
Open Chrome > Click 3 dots > Settings
Select Privacy, search, and services > Under Clear browsing history
Click Choose what to clear
Select your preferred Time Range and items to clear
Click Clear Now
- Disable or Uninstall Chrome extensions
Open Chrome > Click 3 dots > Extensions
Please check if one of your extensions is causing the issue
- Disable Hardware acceleration
Open Chrome then click 3 dots
Select Settings > System and Performance
Toggle off "Use hardware acceleration when available"
Restart your browser
If the issue still persists, you may need to consider performing a Reset of Chrome.
Open Chrome then click 3 dots > Settings
Select Reset Settings > Restore settings to their default values
Click Reset
Restart your computer
Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns by clicking the "Reply" button at the end of my response. I will appreciate it.
Kind regards,
John DeV
Independent Advisor
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John DeV 162.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-02-02T03:55:24+00:00 Great, I am happy that worked. Give back to the Community. Help the next person who has this issue by indicating if this reply solved your problem. Click Yes or No below.
You're most welcome and have a great weekend.