Win 7 64 bit brave version 109.0.5414.119 closes with tomshardware website

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win 7 64 bit brave version 109.0.5414.119 closes with tomshardware website .
happend in private , normal , new profile, guest profile . took off all the extensions . this is the only website i noticed crashing . then i start the brave normal - it says dint shutdown properly , restore, i click restore - it goes to tomshardware website - crashes again.
reproduced by - open brave - search tomshardware – click any link which goes to tomshardware website - brave will crash .

i dont have win 10 or 11 system in hand. i want the solution in wind 7 64bit . thank you .

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You provided the Chromium version.

The Brave Browser version:

Release v1.47.186 (Chromium 109.0.5414.119)
Released January 25, 2023
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/releases/tag/v1.47.186

That was the last Brave Browser stable release for Windows OS 7.

For now, testing, DO NOT select Restore.

Change the path within the Brave Browser shortcut on your computer’s Desktop.

For the following Changed Path, the switches are intended to:

  • Start up Brave Browser, showing a New Private Window [–incognito]
  • Disable all experiments at brave://flags [–no-experiments]
  • Disable extensions [–disable-extensions]
  • Disable hardware (GPU) ie Graphic Acceleration [–disable-gpu]
  • Enable leak detection and if that failure occurs, then crash the browser [–enable-leak-detection --crash-on-failure are a combo]
  • Produce error/log output to a file named ‘brave_console_out.txt’ on the Windows OS Desktop

Changed Path:

64 architecture (change the path to):

"C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe" --incognito --no-experiments --disable-extensions --disable-gpu --enable-leak-detection --crash-on-failure 2> %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\brave_console_out.txt

x86 architecture (change the path to):

"C:\Program Files(x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe" --incognito --no-experiments --disable-extensions --disable-gpu --enable-leak-detection --crash-on-failure 2> %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\brave_console_out.txt

Notice that the existing path, BEFORE the additions, is enclosed by double-quote marks. And, everything added to the existing path, is located after the existing path.

TEST.

You might find some interesting info in the brave_console_out.txt file on your Desktop.

Clear more than only the cache.

Go to brave://settings/clearBrowserData Advanced tab

Time range: All time

ENABLE:

  • Browsing history
  • Download hsitory
  • Cookies and other site data
  • Cached images and files

Click Clear data

Exit / Quit BB. Start BB, using the modified Shortcut, mentioned above. Test.

The “File System” folder - can grow to be LARGE and require attention:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\File System\

Ref.:

“Folder ...appdata\local\BraveSoftware\...\File System\ is too big (12Gb!) - #3 by grandemonio”

One or more extensions that you have installed, might be problematic.

Note, how a Brave Browser user figured that out:

Bad Performance on MacOS with 1.74.48 - #8 by nintendork07

Note, that BB user learned to fully restart BB, in order to test effectively.