Chrome causes my Windows 11 system to freeze?
Chrome causes my Windows 11 system to freeze?
My Chrome stopped working suddenly, making the whole PC slow down. The cursor still moves properly, but everything feels laggy. Right-clicking works, though. It seems like the graphics card might be causing problems. Sometimes pressing the reset button helps, and if I press alt+F4 when it freezes, things return to normal. After that, the screen briefly goes dark before returning. I think Chrome is struggling with my GPU. After reinstalling, pressing alt+F4 sometimes resolves the issue instead of needing a reset. It worked before, but not anymore.
I’ve turned off hardware acceleration and closed background apps when Chrome is not in use. I checked the chrome flags, but nothing is working. This started a few months ago when I switched from Windows 10 to Windows 11 via beta. Even though it’s a GPU conflict, gaming runs smoothly now.
Details about my system:
- Ryzen 7 3700X
- B450M motherboard
- 750W 80+ gold Silverstone power supply
- 16GB RAM
- RTX 2070 Super GPU
- 240GB SSD
Open tabs in Chrome often include YouTube, WhatsApp Web, and a few others. Extensions installed are Adobe Reader, Internet Download Manager, AdBlock, Google Translate, Tampermonkey, Acescript, BetterTTV, and Google Docs offline. All are currently disabled except AdBlock.
I’m still unable to find a fix and hope someone can help.
Try to check if it's a malware issue. Chrome has in-house harmful detective software that will clean them up and can help freeze or slow problems. Go to
Settings
(3 dots). Go to
Advanced
>
Reset and clean up.
Click
Find
from the “
Find harmful software
” section.
Wait until the task is completed, then reset both Chrome and the PC. Turn on and check if something changed.
Let me know if it works or if you have any updates.
Cheers
Verify if the issue remains in incognito mode. If it doesn't, turn off all Chrome extensions one by one (including adblock). There might be a problem with Windows 11. You can review the fixes in this article to confirm your system version.
Use Resource Monitor and Task Manager to track system performance. Identify any shifts during slowdowns. Check resource consumption, percentages, and usage details for each resource. Process Explorer (available free via Microsoft) might help pinpoint background processes affecting performance. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s-explorer