Vivaldi becomes unresponsive upon Windows restart until reinstall
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I have been struggling with vivaldi after my computer decided to update to Win11 24H2 where after my computer restarted, launching Vivaldi seems to work normal until I try to move the window or interact with most buttons, after which it stops functioning, prevents me from interacting with the windows Taskbar, and I have to use Task Manager to end the process for it. This persists after browser restarts and computer restarts.
The only solution I found that works is uninstalling the browser and installing it again. Problem is that the issue returns immediately once the computer is shut off and/or restarted.
I have no idea what could be the cause as it happens with extensions off as well. It happens irregardless of version of the browser (I tried installing stable, didn't fix anything, I tried installing snapshot, didn't fix anything). My GPU is an RTX4070 so I am unsure if Hardware Acceleration would be causing it also.
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@Thaumatarge Sounds like something a firewall would to to an unauthorized program trying to access the internet. What internet security/privacy software do you use?
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@sgunhouse I am using ESET Internet Security (never had any issues with it before). How could it affect the browser like this? The browser effectively breaks like when javascript on a website breaks, things are sort of interactive but do nothing, and the window of the browser can't be moved.
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Ah, great, the new snapshot (Vivaldi.7.4.3683.4) completely breaks period, no matter whether I restart my PC, have my antivirus running, have the computer connected to the internet, have any extensions, GPU problems, and probably more. I had to downgrade to the previous version for it to work, but I am scared it will once more freeze up next time I restart my PC.
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@Thaumatarge Downgrade to 7.3? Not recommended. Downgrade will give you a sack of worms, means unpredictable issues with browser.
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@DoctorG I am just downgrading to the previous snapshot which basically goes back to the original issue: After restarting the computer the browser falls apart in less than a second after starting (websites don't work, buttons don't work, moving the window doesn't work, the taskbar becomes uninteractable as if something fullscreen took over).
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@Thaumatarge Nevermind, apparently now the browser is just permanently broken... I am scared to do a completely clean install, but it might be the last thing to try...
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@Thaumatarge Doing a clean install seems to have made the issue disappear so it seems to be a corrupt session... How was it that I could safely remove the session file without destroying all of my settings or logins?
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@Thaumatarge said in Vivaldi becomes unresponsive upon Windows restart until reinstall:
How was it that I could safely remove the session file
With loss of workspaces and last sessions?
Exit Vivaldi
Open profile at %LOCALAPPDATA%\Vivaldi\User Data\Default\
Move folder Sessions to Desktop (for backup)
Start Vivaldi -
@DoctorG It would see that it was indeed a corrupted session, as I have merely uninstalled Vivaldi without removing user data, then I renamed the folder in appdata to something else to create a backup, and then I installed vivaldi once more, which seems to have made the issue go away... What data is saved in the sessions folder?
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@Thaumatarge I have tested just moving the sessions folder from the default profile, and it would seem that isn't it... there seems to be something more going on in that User Data folder...
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@Thaumatarge User Data contains all your settings, bookmarks, etc. though not your cache. Sessions is only tabs, workspaces and windows (if you use Menu > Exit to close, or save multiple windows in a saved session).
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I have essentially restored the browser back to full functionality by means of just completely reinstalling it and starting from scratch (though not completely thanks to synchronization). Unsure what broke in the previous iteration, but the session wasn't it...
