Thunderbird times out after Windows 10 upgrade

Upgraded to Windows 10 ver 1607 build 14393.1198 and now TB's little wheel just spins, eventually timing out. I've uninstalled TB using Revo uninstaller which finds and deletes leftovers. The re-downloaded the latest TB and reinstalled. No help. I've checked settings which haven't changed. I can get email just fine on my mini laptop. I use IMAP. I can browse the internet just fine. (Just joined here.) All ideas appreciated. Even weird ones.

Thanks...

Don

dalchina said:

Hi, I use Tbird, same Windows build, no problems- except I use POP3.

When do you find ?

Is that when you try to receive, or send mail?

Just checked. Can't send either. So it's both sending and recieving All very strange. TB has been on IMAP for a long time. Well over a year, with no problems. So I don't think it's that. It seems that, somehow, Windows is blocking just that program.

Thanks.

I tried "run as Administrator" and that didn't help either. It does turn out I can send though. Sorry.

dalchina said:

Hi, you said you upgraded to Windows 10 ver 1607 build 14393.1198 - may I ask from what ... a different Windows build?

And what's your Tbird build?

Do you have any particular AV/Firewall solution in place?

Can you access your email accounts using a browser?

Yes, I can access email from a browser.

I use Eset AV, never had an issue before. I can stop Eset temporarily and that didn't help.

Thunderbird 52.1.1

Updated from Win 10 ver 15?? I'll have to check.

As I write this I'm on a different computer that is also setup to get my email. Works fine. I'm gonna have to sit sown with both computers is front of me and see if I can find what's different. This ver of Tbird is 45.5.1 I can revert to a previous ver easy enough. I can try that.

Meantime all ideas still welcome.

Thanks

OK, I've got both machines running next to each other. I'll check your question and various settings to see if they match. Will get back asap. I started Tbird with addons disabled. It started but didn't fix anything.

Thanks.

dalchina said:

Hi, I use Tbird, same Windows build, no problems- except I use POP3.

When do you find ?

Is that when you try to receive, or send mail?

Hi there
I wouldn't advise these days using POP3 - especially if you have more than one device -- IMAP is the way to do it.
Although I use Thunderbird on Linux it's the same on Windows - but remember on Windows it probably requires some part of Firefox or some of the binary / executable libraries that firefox uses. - IMO an infinitely superior browser to IE or Edge --the only reason I even THINK of using Edge is that it can read pdf files without needing a pdf reader application and can print them to a pdf file.



Update Firefox (or install it) and then re-install thunderbird.

Cheers
jimbo