Solved Microsoft Edge freezes when I play games

Elisyan · Mar 29, 2023

Hey :)

Imagine playing a game like PUBG or CP77 and trying to search for a guide

If I try to work with Microsoft Edge at the same time with game, Edge freezes
I get this issue after buying my new monitor ( new monitor is 1440p and has G-Sync and HDR if it's related to issue )
Sometimes pictures won't load while playing game, it shows a black screen instead of picture

I checked RAM and CPU usage and they were not 100% ( a lot less than that )
GPU usage => sometimes 100% and sometimes ~70%

Microsoft Edge v111.0.1661.54 ( I have this issue for several builds now )

kciN · Mar 30, 2023

Have you tried playing with Efficiency/Sleeping modes under System & Performance?

Elisyan · Mar 31, 2023

kciN said:
Have you tried playing with Efficiency/Sleeping modes under System & Performance?

It's on ultimate performance power plan ( control panel -> power options )
screen turn off is on 30m and sleeping is turned off
Do I need to check anything else?

kciN · Apr 1, 2023

hey sorry meant within the browser options. Settings/System and performance/Optimize performance.

Elisyan · Apr 1, 2023

kciN said:
hey sorry meant within the browser options. Settings/System and performance/Optimize performance.

This is the settings and options
I turned off Improve your PC gaming experience with efficiency mode but it still freezes and go to Not Responding
Do these settings need a restart after changing them?

PS. Idk why background color is light gray in screenshot but dark gray in real :think:

kciN · Apr 1, 2023

Yep the options like sleeping tabs. Probably only have to restart the browser for changes to take effect

Edit- Also make sure you are on the latest by going into Settings/About MS Edge

Elisyan · Apr 1, 2023

kciN said:
Yep the options like sleeping tabs. Probably only have to restart the browser for changes to take effect

Edit- Also make sure you are on the latest by going into Settings/About MS Edge

Still freezes

kciN · Apr 3, 2023

Weird. At this point I'd probably try killing hardware acceleration (settings/system & perf/system). Also do you have hdr enabled at all times? If so, definitely try with it off

Elisyan · Apr 7, 2023

kciN said:
Weird. At this point I'd probably try killing hardware acceleration (settings/system & perf/system). Also do you have hdr enabled at all times? If so, definitely try with it off

Sorry for the late reply, I was sick and hospitalized
yeah, hdr is always on
It seems disabling hardware acceleration works!
I can use the browser again

thanks bro

kciN · Apr 8, 2023

Awesome glad you figured it out and hope you have a quick recovery

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