
However, a corrupted cache can interfere with the Edge function and can make it slow or stop responding altogether. Typicalily, every web browser collects cache and cookies data in the background to make your web-browsing experience snappier. Step 3: Select the tiny Remove button under the extension and delete it from the browser. Step 2: Click on the three-dot menu at the upper right corner and go to the Extensions menu. Step 1: Open Microsoft Edge browser on Windows 10. Next, you need to disable or remove those irrelevant Edge extensions from the browser. In such cases, you might witness the Edge browser closing unexpectedly on Windows 10. Some of the extensions may not be actively maintained/updated, could be out of date, or develop compatibility issues with newer Edge builds. However, you shouldn’t go overboard and cramp the browser with dozens of extensions. Using these extensions, you can expand the Edge browser’s functionality as per your preference. Meaning, it is compatible with all the Chromium extensions from the Chrome Web Store. The Edge browser is built on Google’s open-source Chromium web engine. The process ends all running Edge processes, free up RAM, and allows you to relaunch the Edge browser properly on Windows 10. Step 3: If you notice Edge browser under the Apps and Background process menu, click on it and hit the End task button at the bottom.

Step 2: Press Enter and open the Task Manager.

Step 1: Hit the Windows Key and search for Task Manager. You need to completely close the Edge browser and its related background processes from the Windows Task Manager. In such cases, when you try to open the browser again, it may crash or close unexpectedly on your computer. So when you hit the ‘X’ mark in the menu bar, the Edge browser processes keep running in the background. Microsoft has a habit of opening up the Edge browser during startup or updating Windows 10.

And if they do, then the issue is centered only on Edge. If the status does say that, open a few tabs in Google Chrome or Firefox to check if they work. Next, go to Network & Internet > Status and make sure that it displays ‘You’re connected to the Internet. Open the Settings app on Windows 10 (you can use Windows + I keys for that). If you are working on a sloppy internet connection, it can fail to load the latest news articles from the web and that might leave you with Edge browser closing unexpectedly. That constant news update requires a stable internet connection.

As soon as you open Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, it will load the news articles based on your interests. Microsoft has integrated the Edge browser with the Microsoft/Bing News add-on.
