When Internet Explorer is outdated, you may not be able to continue using it to search wanted answers online. Therefore, update Internet Explorer to the latest version can also repair and fix IE browser crashing, not responding or freezing issue in your IE browser:. For Windows 7 users: 1. On Windows Update screen, click Check for updates to find the available update for IE browser by then. Screen Recorder. Transfer Products. File Management. More Products. Method 1. Run Internet Explorer Performance troubleshooter 1.
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Saturday, October 31, PM. The bit browser does freeze Windows 7. Just not as frequently as does the bit browser. Oh, well. Everything else works peachy keen and is highly enjoyable to use.
Sunday, November 1, PM. Monday, November 2, AM. Have downloaded and installed the update. So far. Guess I'll know for sure by this time tomorrow. Tuesday, November 3, PM. Have not noticed the slowdown others have reported here and in other places. Thursday, November 5, AM. I had the same problem with W7 proffesional 64bit. Flashplayer was causing this for me. When I un-installed it thru the programs in controll panel it showed it was removed and actually it really wasnt.
Theres a "uninstall tool download" that I ran and used, then reinstalled flashplayer and the IE8 stopped responding issue hasnt returned since. Might want to try that. Saturday, November 7, PM. Besides from an anti-virus that worked perfectly on my XP and that is windows 7 comp.
I happens with all sorts of web pages. I have reset IE settings and all, but nothing seems to work except Im 5 min from going back to my old trusted XP or scrap IE all together.
I cant be the only one that has this issue as I see others that have the same issue on different boards. So should I be patient and think of windows 7 as still in "beta" and you are working on solutions or should I just scrap it right away? Sunday, November 8, AM. Wish I could tell you a solution. I went to set explorer back to default but noticed things are sort of working and I seriously suspect that the problem isn't win7.
It may be IExplorer and it may be websites themselves Lucky for me that I hardly use the web. There is a little yellow triangle in the bottom left corner of each page saying error on page Still, reset to default in internet explorer, disable all accelerators and if in doubt reboot.
If you have the time join me , just for fun Best Regards Dale Strike two! Turns out the "fix" must have been a coincidence, and a temporary one at that.
Why the symptoms took so long to return is as mysterious as whatever is causing the lock ups. Now I have new symptoms. System froze upon waking up from sleep. Had to power off to reboot. System froze when browsing through messageboards looking for solution.
System froze while Norton Internet Security was performing a background task. No problems printing to a wireless HP Photosmart printer. No lockups when using Firefox or Safari. Plus whatever modules they interact with inside Windows 7.
Color settings are set to use Nvidia color settings, not the player settings. But, edge enhancement and noise reduction is set to "Use the video player setting. Selecting "Do not use SLI" seems to have corrected lock ups when awaking from sleep.
PhysX GPU acceleration remains enabled. Maybe the next Nvidia driver ? I remain. Sunday, November 8, PM. Uninstalled Norton Internet Security Following removal, ran the Norton product removal tool to make certain the product was removed.
Reason for removing NIS logs critical and error messages started reporting more than "unexpected" shutdowns. No problems found. Ran Dell's pre-boot bios level diagnostic. Also reported in the logs were harddisk controller failures mostly for drive 5 and once for drive 3. Have no idea how Windows 7 identifies my two internal, my two external and one attached flash as numerical drives.
Windows Firewall took over at default settings. Have no idea whether or not NIS is responsible for any of this. Can't wait to see what comes next. So very interesting. Monday, November 9, PM. Just to see what happens. No system freezes during the last two hours of continual operation. Best, K. System freeze can be related to corrupted system files, incompatible drivers or conflicting programs. To narrow down this kind of issue, I recommend you to check the event log and perform a Clean Boot.
Tuesday, November 10, AM. Thanks, Dale; I believe my problem was indeed mostly caused by "corrupted system files. I believe my specific problem is solved. It was solved in the process of troubleshooting a new problem.
I have gone three days without a single freeze while performing any of the tasks which might randomly induce a system lock up on my computer. The problem was solved in the process of troubleshooting a new problem. All of a sudden I could not access the internet. Faulty hardware could be the reason that Windows system files were improperly written to disk, or decayed over time.
If you have recently installed an app or driver and find that Windows is now hanging randomly, try removing the recently installed software. If you have a restore point saved before you installed the software, try running System Restore to return the system to a working state: Windows 7: System Restore Windows 8 or Windows 8.
Registry cleaning tools can damage the Windows registry and cause a range of symptoms include random system hangs. For more information, please see the following Knowledge Base: Microsoft support policy for the use of registry cleaning utilities If the registry becomes damaged, it is recommended that you restore Windows to a working state using either System Restore, or Refresh.
In the event that these tools do not resolve the issue, you may need to reinstall Windows. Windows 7: System Restore Windows 8 or Windows 8. If Chkdsk runs while starting Windows, it could be a sign of a hard disk failure. For more information, see the following Knowledge Base article: Check disk Chkdsk runs when you start Windows 8 or Windows 7 Please note that Chkdsk can take a very long time to run.
On large hard drives, it can even take a day or more. If Chkdsk finds and fixes a problem, this may be a sign that the drive is failing. If so, you may continue to experience problems in the future. If problems are repeatedly found or can't be fixed, consider replacing the hard drive. Contact your PC manufacturer for assistance, if needed. Random hangs can also be caused by other faulty hardware.
Consult with your PC manufacturer to run available hardware diagnostics. This could include:. PC diagnostics that test the integrity of the core PC devices, such as the processor fans and cooling system. Malicious software may also cause random hangs and other performance problems in Windows. See this article for information about finding and removing viruses: How do I find and remove a virus? It is also recommended that you run one or more online detection tools from reputable antivirus software providers if you suspect a malware infection.
One such example is the Microsoft Safety Scanner. Antivirus software can sometimes contribute to performance problems in Windows. This is particularly common if your antivirus software is out of date, or if you are running more than one antivirus software on your PC at the same time.
If you have multiple antivirus solutions installed, uninstall all but one. Check for and install updates for your antivirus software. For more information, see these articles: How do I uninstall antivirus or antispyware programs? What to do if your antivirus software stops working. A generic freeze is usually indicative of some type of performance problem due to bad hardware or problems with the way Windows is configured, including low memory or disk space.
You may see Windows freezing periodically if there is an issue with an important driver on your system. Display drivers, Bluetooth drivers, network drivers, and motherboard drivers can all contribute to temporary freezing of the system.
Check the PC manufacturer site to be sure you have the latest firmware for your PC, and that you are running the latest available drivers for all the hardware on your system. Install all recommended Windows Updates. This ensures that you are running the most improved version of Windows. A freeze could be part of a general performance problem that is causing a slow or lagging computer.
If so, you may be able to help the problem by optimizing Windows for better performance. If your PC freezes temporarily when using a specific app, the cause is probably not with the underlying operating system, but rather there is a likely a conflict with the app that is freezing. You can try a variety of steps to resolve the issue, that vary depending on what kind of app is freezing:. Try optimizing Windows for better performance. See the links provided in the section above for details.
If these steps do not resolve the problem, proceed with these additional steps, checking for resolution after each one:. See if the state of the Internet connection changes the behavior. If you can run the app without an Internet connection, try it while disconnected from the Internet.
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