Browsers

You need to find out why all those browsers are crashing.
I have never had Firefox crash, or Internet Explorer 9 which is old and unsupported.

 

I have been using Opera for about 85% of surfing since Feb '17. Can't remember it ever crashing. I started using it 'cuz IE11 would always have some sort of problem. IE still does, so I swap to Opera and everything just works.

 

How much memory do you have? I only have browsers crash when they run out of memory.

 

Tim

Can you explain what "crash" means? Does it freeze or close? Is it unusable afterwards and you have to reboot the computer or reinstall the browser? Did you discover anything related with the browser crash (e.g. a lot of open tabs or running the browser along with a certain program)? Did you observe CPU and memory use and is it getting critical?

 

spooky

 

It's very unusual for 4 different browsers to freeze.
Something is hogging either the CPU or RAM.

 

How much RAM do you have?

 

What's using 64% of the memory?

I have just 3 GB RAM & a 1.8 GHz Celeron CPU running Windows 7 Ultimate. Currently there are 4 tabs open in Firefox 56.0.2.
Look at my memory usage.

 

I agree with Eldon. Having the same issue with 4 browsers is unusual. I still believe the culprit is rather a background process or service.
Just an idea ... You wrote that it happens once in 3 days. Is there anything scheduled to run every three days. E.g. an AV system check. Also have a look at you task scheduler. One of the columns shows the last runtime. Maybe one of the times matches your last browser crash.

 

That's still not 64%.
Also, in task Manager you need to look at the Peak Working Set (Memory). Do this the next time the browser freezes.

 

Unlikely Maybe you only checked the scheduled tasks in the root. Expand the folders in the left bar.

 

I would run Tweaking.com - Windows Repair.
You've got nothing to loose.

 

Try this as an experiment--download a portable version of a browser and see if it crashes.

 

Good to hear Tim Although it keeps being mystical.

 

Flash plugin always kept my Chrome freeze and I have to shut it down. Since I uninstalled and disabled Adobe Flash, Chrome works very well.

 

I have IE and after I Login to YouTube I click on my Playlist on the Left hand side.
After it opens I can scroll up and down all my Videos.

If I put my Mouse over the Left side of the Video over the Number I get Cross Hairs.

But when I click to Drage it to another spot it does not move.

Do I have to Unlock It or something?