<a name="my-cpu-usage-climbs-as-soon-as-i-open-up-brave-and-my-system-freezes-frequently-with-brave-service-elevated-my-laptop-start-up-time-increases-substantially-what-changed-im-now-back-using-chrome-which-is-a-shame-but-i-dont-experience-the-same-problems-using-it-1" class="anchor" href="#my-cpu-usage-climbs-as-soon-as-i-open-up-brave-and-my-system-freezes-frequently-with-brave-service-elevated-my-laptop-start-up-time-increases-substantially-what-changed-im-now-back-using-chrome-which-is-a-shame-but-i-dont-experience-the-same-problems-using-it-1"> My CPU usage climbs as soon as I open up Brave and my system freezes frequently… With Brave service elevated, my laptop start-up time increases substantially. What changed. I’m now back using Chrome which is a shame, but I don’t experience the same problems using it.

Brave freezes and unresponsive

mikykuba January 3, 2024, 1:06pm 2

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