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Chrome slow to start and slow to upload files on Win 11
About a month ago my Chrome browser became very slow to load and very slow to upload files. Once loaded tabs worked fine but if I had to upload a file there was a long delay.
I tried everything I could find on the web to no avail.
Then I installed the following update from Microsoft:-
2026-05 Preview Update (KB5089573) (26200.8524)
This appears to have fixed the problem With Slow Chrome start-up and uploading files
My System:-
Processor AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor (3.60 GHz)
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.9 GB usable)
Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti (985 MB)
Storage 519 GB of 2.27 TB used (System SSD) + 2TB Spinning drive
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
No symptoms on my laptop which is configured roughly the same.
I hope this helps others with the same issue.
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seemed to resolve the issue for you, improving Chrome's startup speed and file upload performance. Your system, featuring an AMD Ryzen 5 2600X processor with 16GB of RAM and a NVIDIA GTX 650 Ti, was affected, but your laptop with similar specs didn't show the same symptoms.
If Chrome (or other browsers) suddenly become sluggish, especially during startup or file uploads, consider checking for recent Windows updates.
