Okay tried the latest version from the first post (zipped up the chrome folder I had first), unpacked the new one, tried the edits given and nothing...
I tried rebooting after selecting the boot drive to be the SSD in UEFI, on startup it offered Windows 10 or 11 (11 won't work on my PC) and it booted...
MS does not care about security at all. MS proved it by removing categories from a password manager.
They worked, I loved them, now I have to switch...
O.K. The trouble is, that ZAM download page is not accessible either, at least on this on this laptop, so I can't install that virus buster either.
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I've hidden the update on the only Pro Notebook I couldn't fix out of 6 but only because it's my wife's and wasn't wanting to do a clean install but...
I doubt a fan problem can cause the freezes, but the gfx card might be getting some periodic extra work that involves accelerating the fan. It could...