Google’s browser experiencing problems in TH2

Nov 10, 2015 08:51 GMT  ·  By

Windows 10 Threshold 2 build 10586 is now available for both fast and slow ring users, but despite the fact that it’s supposed to be the version that all users will get sometime very soon, it turns out that a number of bugs still exist here and there.

Google Chrome, for instance, is one of the applications that aren’t working exactly flawlessly, and we’re hearing from some users that it still crashes every now and then after the update to build 10586. Similar issues had already been experienced with Canary builds of Google Chrome in the previous builds of Windows 10, so these new reports don’t really come as a big surprise.

At the same time, a post on reddit points to another problem experienced with Google Chrome, but this time, it’s not necessarily the fault of the browser.

The Chrome tile in the Start menu no longer shows up, a number of users who have already upgraded to Windows 10 build 10586 explain, and Microsoft has already confirmed this behavior and says it’s looking into the matter.

More apps affected by the same problem

Google Chrome, however, doesn’t seem to be the only program impacted by the no-tile problem, and similar reports have also been submitted for a bunch of other apps, which could be a sign that the bug is actually on Microsoft’s side and not on third-parties’.

Google’s browser is one of the popular replacements for Microsoft’s Edge browser, which, despite the fact that it comes with a bunch of improvements, is still lacking key functionality such as extension support. Microsoft has already confirmed that it’s working on such a feature, but according to sources close to the development work, this particular option won’t arrive sooner than the summer of 2016.

So for the moment, getting Google Chrome to work smoothly is a priority for many users, so Microsoft needs to look into these reports and make sure there’s no bug affecting its own or third-parties’ apps.