Freeze when browsing with Youtube open

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Description of the issue:
The browser freezes when browsing with a Youtube tab open. Audio will keep playing, but tabs become unresponsive.

I didn’t notice any unusual spikes in Task Manager and, weirdest of all, the freeze goes away instantly if you go to logon via CTRL+ALT+DEL.
How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Play Youtube video.
  2. Browse something slightly memory-extensive like X/Twitter.
  3. Browser will freeze.
  4. Use CTRL+ALT+DEL to go to logon page, instantly clearing the freeze.
    Expected result:
    I expect it should work normally. But it freezes.
    Brave Version( check About Brave):

    Version 1.73.104 Chromium: 131.0.6778.204 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Additional Information:
PC Specs:

Core Components

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5GHz box
  • CPU Cooler: ID-Cooling SE-224-XT Red
  • Motherboard: GIGABYTE B550M DS3H
  • RAM: Kingston FURY Beast, 32GB DDR4, 3600MHz CL18, Dual Channel Kit
  • GPU: MSI Radeon RX 6750 XT MECH 2X OC 12GB GDDR6 192-bit
  • Storage: Kingston NV2 1TB PCI Express 4.0 x4 M.2 2280 SSD

Power & Case

  • PSU: Inaza Impulse, 80+ Gold, 700W

Display

  • Monitor: LED DELL Gaming G2422HS 23.8 inch FHD IPS 1 ms 165 Hz G-Sync Compatible & FreeSync Premium

Software

  • Operating System: Windows 10
  • BIOS Version: American Megatrends International, LLC. F15, 7/29/2022

EDITED TO ADD: Issue doesn’t occur with other browsers. I already tested RAM with Memtest86 (and switched them anyway last month with an upgrade). Tried disabling Hardware Acceleration: no dice. Tried Brave Nightly: no dice.

EDIT 2: Minimizing the offending window (Youtube) also seems to work.

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Good report.

Issue sounds familiar:

https://community.brave.com/search?q=youtube%20freeze%20order%3Alatest