Brave goes unresponsive when typing into the address bar

[emily1]

Description of the issue:
When I open a new window or tab, approximately 75%+ of the time as soon as I start typing into the address bar, Brave freezes and I shortly get the Windows (Not Responding). It’ll clear and I am able to use the address bar again and I don’t have further issues until I open a new tab. When I’m already on a website that is not the default homepage and type into the address bar, I don’t have this issue.

How can this issue be reproduced?

1. Be on the latest version of Brave, on Windows 11 Pro
2. Open a new Brave browser window
3. Start typing in the address bar

Expected result:
Ideally, Brave wouldn’t freeze every time I use it I’m resorting to other browsers most of the time since it’s so annoying.

Brave Version( check About Brave):
1.71.121
Additional Information:

[Mattches]

@emily1,
Can you please confirm for me whether or not you have any extensions installed in the browser at this time?

[rengpotee]

This happened to me as well.

Version: 1.71.114

OS: Manjaro
Kernel: Linux 6.6.54-2-MANJARO
Desktop: Hyprland (Wayland)

[duido123]

Same problem here, I’m running Windows 11 and also have the Citrix receiver running, I noticed it happens when I have data on my clipboard copied from my Citrix desktop session, it doesn’t happen if the data was copied from my local machine where Brave is installed.

[JoMaZu787]

Having this issue too, I am running Arch Linux with Hyprland.

[julian3]

I also have this problem, for about 3 weeks now. Super annoying.

I’ve disabled all extensions (only have one installed anyway). I cleared browsing data, cache, cookies, the works. I disabled suggestions. None of that made a difference.

I also use Chrome (some stuff for work that requires it) and Firefox (was installed by default with Fedora, which is what I use) and none of those browsers have this problem, ever.