How could it be otherwise, Microsoft is immersed in a good number of projects at the moment. Perhaps one of the most ambitious, as well as current, is the development and improvement of its new Edge browser.
This has nothing to do with the classic Edge that was released alongside the Windows 10 operating system. The new one is based on the Chromium project that uses Google’s successful Chrome. That is why with all this what the Redmond wants is to get closer to this in terms of market penetration. But nevertheless this is not going to be an easy task, although with Firefox it has already been achieved, another of the great protagonists of the sector.
So we could say that for the short time it has been in the market, growth is not bad. But to catch up with Chrome, it still has a long way to go, something the Redmond people can’t stop working on. And it is that in addition to the functions of other browsers based on Chromium, as is logical to think, Microsoft also adds its own releases and news
But that does not mean that this is a perfect and error-free software, it has its bugs and crashes, like most current programs. All this despite the corrections that its developers send in the form of updates . That is why below we are going to talk about some of the most common solutions to avoid malfunctions in the program. These can translate into crashes, unexpected shutdowns, disconnections, etc.
Avoid using too many extensions
As many of you may already know, the new Edge is compatible with Google Chrome extensions. But as with your competitor, we must limit the use of them. Despite all the usefulness they present to us, we should limit ourselves to the ones we really need, since some of them can cause many problems. Also, if we add a good amount, they consume a lot of resources , which could affect the rest of the PC.
Clear cache, history, and cookies
It does not mean that it is something that we have to do daily, but you have to know that one of the most common reasons for the malfunction of browsers is the cache and cookies. This is some of the data that the program stores itself, so a corrupted cache can lead to failure. Thus, it is advisable to clean it from time to time to avoid failures and problems in the software.
To do this, we enter the Edge Settings menu and go to Privacy, search and services. After this we look for the section on Delete exploration data and click on the Choose button to mark the ones that we are going to delete, such as the cache .
Close browser processes
Sometimes it can happen that the Microsoft program stops responding due to the tabs that we had open. And it is that sometimes they do not close the corresponding process, which continues to consume resources and even Edge may no longer run again. The best we can do here is to access the Windows Task Manager from the Ctrl + Shift + Esc key combination.
At that moment we will see a window with the list with all the processes and programs running in Windows. Then we just have to look for the main entrance of Edge and that has been open and we close it with the right mouse button.
Do not abuse open tabs
This is something that is especially evident in older or somewhat limited equipment. And is that an exaggerated use of tabs running at the same time, can cause the browser to suddenly close or crash. This is again due to the resource consumption of these elements, so it is best to limit their number.