Chrome problems and fullscreen game issues
Chrome problems and fullscreen game issues
So around a week ago I upgraded my motherboard, CPU, and cooling system. I installed Windows 8.1 Pro along with drivers and Chrome. Since then, Google Chrome has become quite bothersome. Sometimes it functions perfectly, but more often it freezes for 1-2 minutes—usually while watching YouTube videos or streaming on Netflix. I can drag the window around, but if I resize it, the content inside repeats exactly. This issue seems specific to Chrome; Firefox hasn’t had any problems. I’ve tried several fixes: reinstalling Chrome twice, installing Flash, Java, Silverlight, and even trying a 64-bit beta version. Another problem I noticed is that when playing Arma 3, my mouse sometimes interacts with the application on another monitor, especially when Teamspeak is open. It’s been annoying—especially during intense gameplay like gunfights, where it distracts me by popping up unexpectedly and making it hard to focus.
I just built my first desktop PC a few months ago and chose Win 8.1 (stepping up from 7). I've been having and issue with Chrome freezing and have been doing a lot of research. The main thing I noticed was that I would get a message in the lower left corner when it would freeze saying that it was "Waiting for cache". First, do you use AdBlocker? I have found that a lot of people reported AdBlocker being the cause of their Chrome browser freezing in Win 8. I tried uninstalling AdBlocker and I haven't had a single issue with freezing since (that I've noticed). If you have AdBlocker you could try removing it, but I will warn you that you may not be able to reinstall it. I have been trying to reinstall it for several days now and it just refuses to work. I am guessing that this is some issue with Chrome, and not Win 8.1. So far I haven't been able to lock down a solid solution.
Open "chrome://plugins/" in Google Chrome and delete any Flash plugins located in the Google Chrome folder. Make sure only the one in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed is active. This might solve the issue. It seems the problem could be related to the latest update in Google Chrome. You should be able to re-enable the plugins afterward.