MicrosoftEdge / MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback

[Problem/Bug]: User interface is extremely slow, power usage VERY HIGH, cpu 100%

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Description

What happened?

Microsoft Edge user interface is terribly slow. the page itself is fine (I can scroll, interact, no lag). See attached screen recording. Whenever I interact with Edge User Interface (hover mouse over tabs, switch tabs, scroll tab bar), the parent edge process goes 100% high cpu both in internal task manager and in windows task manager is reported with power usage VERY HIGH

Please forward my issue to Edge developers. I reported using Help and Feedback but the network interface monitoring tools did not report the uploading of attached screen recording, so I believe the wizard has not uploaded it. Also I cannot send feedback using OS feedback app.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0f26e12a-cfdb-462b-807e-6905ae64065c

Importance

Moderate. My app's user experience is affected, but still usable.

Runtime Channel

Stable release (WebView2 Runtime)

Runtime Version

128.0.2739.63

SDK Version

don't know

Framework

Other

Operating System

Windows 10

OS Version

10.0.19045.4780

Repro steps

I don't know.

Repros in Edge Browser

Yes, issue can be reproduced in the corresponding Edge version

Regression

Don't know

Last working version (if regression)

No response

Contributor guide

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No source file, test, or reliable reproduction is identified. Start by reviewing the attached recording and attempting to reproduce the high CPU usage with the listed WebView2 Runtime version on Windows 10. Done would require a confirmed reproduction, a defined scope for investigation, and validation that the UI no longer causes excessive CPU or power usage.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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