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[Bug] Browser deadlocks when restoring large session (~400 tabs) on Chromium 146.0.7680.80 #1596

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Description

When restoring a large session (~400 tabs) via Tab Session Manager, the browser eventually
deadlocks: tabs turn black, then the entire browser freezes (0% disk, CPU stops fluctuating).

The browser's native "Restore previous session" does not trigger this issue.

Importantly, TSM's lazy load is already enabled — meaning only 1 tab per window actually
loads content at a time. The ~400 other tabs are created but discarded (not rendered).
This rules out resource exhaustion from simultaneous rendering as the cause.

Timeline

  • Chrome: Issue first appeared around November 2025, still unresolved.
  • Brave: Issue appeared after an update sometime between 2026/3/11 and 2026/3/15.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Enable lazy load in Tab Session Manager settings.
  2. Save a session with ~400 tabs.
  3. Open a fresh browser window (Chrome or Brave 146.0.7680.80).
  4. Restore the session via the extension.
  5. Browser begins creating tabs → after a short while, tabs turn black → browser freezes entirely.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 10 Enterprise 22H2
  • Failing: Chrome / Brave 146.0.7680.80 → Deadlock
  • Working: Microsoft Edge 146.0.3856.59 (older Chromium build) → No issue

Troubleshooting Already Attempted

  • Lazy load: already enabled (only 1 tab loads content per window)
  • Reduced session size from 600 to 400 tabs
  • Changed ANGLE backend to D3D11
  • Disabled other extensions

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