Browser issues after Windows update........

[DWBass]

Anyone having issues browsing after the latest Windows update? Some pages won't load and I have to refresh several times. Images aren't loading properly either. Anything I can do or just wait for another update to fix this one?

Ugh!

 

[ZenG]

I run Windows 10.
I use FireFox as the browser.

I don't know if it's FireFox's fault or not but it sucks on my rig. Keep having to go back to "start" and reload Google because pages don't get loaded...or it only loads a certain number of pages and then stalls..or...I can't go "back".

Don't know what the actual reason is though.

I'm on "auto" Windows update so I guess I got the same one you did.

Failure is not an option..it's a reality.

 

[DWBass]

It's happening no matter what browser I use including Explorer and Edge. I typically use Chrome and Firefox for some sites.

 

[wraub]

Win 7 and Chrome here.
No issues thus far...

 

[two fingers]

LOTS of.machines were not ready for the Windows 10 "upgrade". There's only one source that can tell you accurately whether or not your machine is ready.....the MANUFACTURER. I looked up my Sony laptop on the Sony site and they said (and still say) do NOT move to Windows 10 yet until they finish some driver and software bug repairs.

Millions of computers that now have Windows 10 are experiencing bugs because they should have never been switched to begin with.

My personal Lenovo Windows 10 laptop (originally Windows 8 with touch screen) runs any of the usual suspects browsers with zero problems. My personal Sony Windows 7 machine and my work Dell Windows 7 machine have zero problems as well.

 

[Selta]

If it happens no matter what browser, it's hard to say that's a Windows issue really. If it were just Edge/IE then maybe. But windows update doesn't "do" things with other browsers. Sounds more systemic with your internet provider. Have you restarted you cable router and modem recently?

 

[Selta]

Millions of computers that now have Windows 10 are experiencing bugs because they should have never been switched to begin with.

Got any sources to back up that "Millions" number? Since I work in IT and deal with this stuff, including doing Win10 roll outs for three corps now, I am finding that extremely hard to believe. If it were millions, it'd be all over techradar/arstechnica/hardOCP and the other major tech reporting sites. I'm not saying that there are no issues, but you made a pretty bold claim that I'd love to read more.

 

[two fingers]

Got any sources to back up that "Millions" number? Since I work in IT and deal with this stuff, including doing Win10 roll outs for three corps now, I am finding that extremely hard to believe. If it were millions, it'd be all over techradar/arstechnica/hardOCP and the other major tech reporting sites. I'm not saying that there are no issues, but you made a pretty bold claim that I'd love to read more.

OK, maybe millions is a leap. However, if you go to ANY computer manufacturers web site, you will find a section where you can check your computer model number to see if they have gotten all the updates and drivers ready for Windows 10. My Sony Vaio is still on the don't do it list. My Lenovo machine SOUNDED AWFUL when I first did it. I reverted back to 8 and the sound quality came back. I got up with Lenovo and they told me I shouldn't have made the move yet (and this was only a couple months ago). They since fixed some sound card driver (or whatever) issues and I have since moved to Windows 10 and the sound quality is great.

All I'm saying is that Microsoft is pushing 10 to TONS of machines that the manufacturer is saying aren't ready yet. I had to go into the settings of my Sony machine to force it to block the Windows 10 update. There are lots of (perhaps not millions, but I would argue perhaps million) machines that are already updated that aren't ready....and the users probably don't even know it because they don't use whatever feature is not fixed yet. I would wager there are hundreds of thousands of Sony Vaio machines that were force updated by Microsoft even though the Sony web site clearly states that many Vaio machines should not be updated yet. (You can key in your model number and see if yours is ready.)

 

[wraub]

I got the Win 10 update notice, and quickly determined that my PC couldn't cope.
All good, I prefer Win 7 anyway...

 

[sissy kathy]

I'm using Windows 10 w/auto updates. No problems like are being described here. I'm have aesthetic issues w/Chrome though.

 

[DWBass]

So far it seems to have worked itself out. I restarted both my laptop and the modem/router.

 

[fdeck]

So far it seems to have worked itself out. I restarted both my laptop and the modem/router.

My modem/router requires an occasional restart. Memory leaks are not uncommon in haphazardly written code. This is where a program doesn't correctly release blocks of memory that it no longer needs, thus eventually consuming the available memory of the system.

 

[bholder]

I run Windows 10.
I use FireFox as the browser.

I don't know if it's FireFox's fault or not but it sucks on my rig. Keep having to go back to "start" and reload Google because pages don't get loaded...or it only loads a certain number of pages and then stalls..or...I can't go "back".

Don't know what the actual reason is though.

I'm on "auto" Windows update so I guess I got the same one you did.

Failure is not an option..it's a reality.

Firefox used to be great, simple and fast, then it got bloated and sucked. Then Chrome used to be great, simple and fast, then it got bloated and sucked. What's next? I wish someone would just make, and continue making, a simple fast browser.

And of course Failure is not an option, it comes bundled for free in every {Microsoft|Apple|whoever} product!

 

[bholder]

My modem/router requires an occasional restart. Memory leaks are not uncommon in haphazardly written code. This is where a program doesn't correctly release blocks of memory that it no longer needs, thus eventually consuming the available memory of the system.

That used to be quite common when I first started in the business 35+ years ago. It's profoundly disturbing that it even still exists. But business managers apparently want haphazardly written code - or at least, that's all they're willing to actually pay for.

 

[fingerguy]

Anyone having issues browsing after the latest Windows update? Some pages won't load and I have to refresh several times. Images aren't loading properly either. Anything I can do or just wait for another update to fix this one?

Ugh!

Might be the update and it might not be. I am in the business and I do common things and then if that doesn't fix it I look deeper but my common things tend to help:
1. Check for follow-up updates and sometimes the non-critical ones help.
2. I run CCleaner <--- Google it and it's free. Just remember to turn off-monitoring for once it expires you will get an annoying pop-up all the time.
3. Malwarebytes couldn't hurt <---free and Google
4. Reboot
5. Alternate browser: I prefer Chrome or Firefox (in that order)

 

[Selta]

That used to be quite common when I first started in the business 35+ years ago. It's profoundly disturbing that it even still exists. But business managers apparently want haphazardly written code - or at least, that's all they're willing to actually pay for.

Deadline on shipping the product is king, so developers do what they can in that amount of time. That's pretty much SOP in software now - ship something that works "good enough" out the door, and hope you can patch the issues later. Some companies are better about the initial code ship and the releases after, and some are quite bad about it. The need to reboot most consumer routers is one of the reasons I won't use that class of device, even at home. I love my EdgeRouter

Might be the update and it might not be. I am in the business and I do common things and then if that doesn't fix it I look deeper but my common things tend to help:
1. Check for follow-up updates and sometimes the non-critical ones help.
2. I run CCleaner <--- Google it and it's free. Just remember to turn off-monitoring for once it expires you will get an annoying pop-up all the time.
3. Malwarebytes couldn't hurt <---free and Google
4. Reboot
5. Alternate browser: I prefer Chrome or Firefox (in that order)

I would not suggest haphazardly running CCleaner or Malwarebytes. Also, I still don't believe the issue was with the computer itself, as evident by the OP who stated they're already using other browsers. Checking for additional updates is also fine, but the way Win10 now handles it is different than previously and more of a moot point.

 

[bholder]

Deadline on shipping the product is king, so developers do what they can in that amount of time. That's pretty much SOP in software now - ship something that works "good enough" out the door, and hope you can patch the issues later. Some companies are better about the initial code ship and the releases after, and some are quite bad about it. The need to reboot most consumer routers is one of the reasons I won't use that class of device, even at home. I love my EdgeRouter


I would not suggest haphazardly running CCleaner or Malwarebytes. Also, I still don't believe the issue was with the computer itself, as evident by the OP who stated they're already using other browsers. Checking for additional updates is also fine, but the way Win10 now handles it is different than previously and more of a moot point.

All true, but sad. We know better.

 

[fingerguy]

I would not suggest haphazardly running CCleaner or Malwarebytes. Also, I still don't believe the issue was with the computer itself, as evident by the OP who stated they're already using other browsers. Checking for additional updates is also fine, but the way Win10 now handles it is different than previously and more of a moot point.

What's the harm? If you run CCleaner you can disable items on the list; I do it all the time and I fixed multiple performance issues because of it (and yes I been doing this for a long time: 20-years). Malwarebytes there is ZERO harm in running that. You are given the choice at the end to remove what it finds but if you have no malware then there is nothing to remove.

Note I am not saying this will guarantee to fix it, but might help based on my years of experience.

 

[Selta]

All true, but sad. We know better.

Yup, we (developers) and we (consumers) certainly know better. I'd even argue that managers and marketers "know" better - but when the dollar signs start talking, and marketing material said "XYZ Widget will be out on <date>!", the SDLC is usually where compromise is made .

 

[bholder]

Yup, we (developers) and we (consumers) certainly know better. I'd even argue that managers and marketers "know" better - but when the dollar signs start talking, and marketing material said "XYZ Widget will be out on <date>!", the SDLC is usually where compromise is made .

Wasn't always this way. Sad that the Forces of Darkness have prevailed. But as I'm prone to saying at work these days, "sorry, but I just can't afford to care any more".