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ronha365
Brass Contributor
May 05, 2020

Edge is slow to close

When I click on the red "X" to close Edge it takes a long time now.  Works fast with IE and regular Edge. Version 84.0.495.2 (Official build) dev (64-bit) is slow. Ron
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ronha365
Brass Contributor
May 05, 2020

ronha365 

After a bit of trial and error, I figured it out.  

Settings - Privacy and Services - Choose what to clear every time you close the browser.  If I enable "Cookies and other site data" it takes a long time for Edge to close.  

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    Deleted
    May 08, 2020

    ronha365 I'm glad to hear that you determined the cause! However, if it feels like performance is severely impacted, please submit feedback with diagnostic data so our team can look into it.

     

    Fawkes (they/them)
    Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

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      vj000000
      Copper Contributor
      Oct 14, 2022

      I, too, have set Edge to clear everything on exit.  However, I did not have the very slow close problem until after the recent Windows 10 updates.  Before that, Edge closed quickly.   Something else may be contribuing to this problem.

      I have similar clear all settings for Firefox and it has always closed/shutdown fast.

       

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    ryanbarrier
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 25, 2024

    ronha365 

     

    I have the same problem, but nothing is selected to be cleared when shutting down.  I also vaguely remember Edge being faster to close in the past, but don't know when it started taking so long.  So now I generally just leave the browser open until it tells me there an update waiting and I have to close it.  

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