Finally, we’ve some good news here. The cumulative update KB4103721 released for Windows 10 version 1803 includes a fix for Chrome and Cortana freezing issues. If you’ve installed April 2018 Update on Windows 10 on April 30 or later, and experiencing issues with Chrome browser as it makes Windows 10 to go unresponsive, Microsoft has provided a fix for that in May Patch Tuesday update. Installing the update, increases the Windows 10 build number to 17134.48.
Microsoft fixes Chrome and Cortana freezing issues in Windows 10 April 2018 Update
KB4103721 changelog confirms this.
“Addresses an issue that may cause some devices to stop responding or working when using applications, such as Cortana or Chrome, after installing the Windows 10 April 2018 Update.”
So the update not only fixes Chrome issue, but of Cortana’s also. Some users who have installed the update confirmed the issue has been resolved on Chromium bug page.
We’ve installed this CU and happy to tell you Chrome is working without any issues on our end.
READ: Fix: Start Menu and Cortana doesn’t work in Windows 10
How to install KB4103721 update?
If you’re using Windows 10 version 1803
1. Click on Start, type Settings, select the best match on top to open the Settings App
2. Visit Update & Security> Check for updates, Windows downloads and prompts for a system restart to install the update.
If you’ve issues in downloading the KB4103721 via Windows Update, you can manually download it by using the direct download links provided by us from here.
So what about you? Have you installed the update? Does the issue still persists? Let us know in the comments.
