[RESOLVED] MS Edge opens but freezes

[JamesKB]

Dell Studio XPS 8100 with a 1 TB ssd, 16GB ram
OS: Kubuntu 26.04

I installed microsoft-edge-stable_151.0.4129.86-1_amd64.debb. It opens but then freezes. All I can do is close it. It never asks if I want to sync my shortcuts across all my devices. I cannot enter a url in the address bar. Nothing works. All I can do is close it. Ideas?

Thank you for your time.
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James

[die.boer]

right click edge again - edit application
the program should say /usr/bin/microsoft-edge ,and the command line argument --disable-gpu %u

[JamesKB]

Same things happen when I installed the Brave browser from Snap. Ideas?

[die.boer]

disable GPU acceleration
please try

microsoft-edge --disable-gpu

or

microsoft-edge-stable --disable-gpu

for brave:

brave --disable-gpu

or

brave-browser --disable-gpu

If neither command exists, tell me what you get from:

which brave

which brave-browser​

[JamesKB]

Thanks die.boer,

I issued the first edge command you mentioned above... when I do that Edge opens up normal as it should and is usable. However, when I close Edge and open it using its icon it reverts back to the issue I mentioned in my original message above. More ideas?

Again.... thank you for your time.

[die.boer]

Right-click the Edge icon in your application menu - Edit Application.
Look for the command line argument
It will probably contain something similar to:
%U
Change it to:
--disable-gpu %U
Save it.

[JamesKB]

I've done as you instructed above. Edge now opens and is functional... However... when it opens it displays the tab as shown in the image below. Ideas?

[die.boer]

right click edge again - edit application
the program should say /usr/bin/microsoft-edge ,and the command line argument --disable-gpu %u

[JamesKB]

That worked. Thanks for your time.

[die.boer]

That worked. Thanks for your time.

good good , you can mark the thread as solved or resolved or whatever by going to your 1st post and edit it ,there should be a drop down menu with options...
not to sure i forgot how to do it lol