How to fix the "status_breakpoint" error on Chrome and Edge

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STATUS_BREAKPOINT

Encountering a hardware-defined breakpoint; used only by debuggers.
Encountering a hardware-defined breakpoint; used only by debuggers.

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STATUS_BREAKPOINT error solution

To fix status_breakpoint errors, update your browser and restart.
If step one doesn't work, try renaming chrome.exe or msedge.exe to something else.
If the browser itself does not crash and only certain web pages report this error, just reload the web page.

Chrome browser Status_breakpoint bug fix

If you encounter this error on Chrome, here are some effective troubleshooting steps:

- Update Chrome browser to the latest version

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- Uninstall extensions and apps you no longer use

chrome://extensions/

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Disable or remove any suspicious extensions to eliminate errors they may cause.

If you still get errors, you can try disabling browser debugging

- Install any updates available on your computer, especially Windows 10

Reference reading: Network security-Windows update best practices for online updates

- Restart your computer.

Open PowerShell: Press the Win+X keys and select "Windows PowerShell" or "Windows Terminal" to open PowerShell.
In the PowerShell window, enter the following command and press Enter:

Restart-Computer

If you want the system to restart immediately without prompting, use the -Force parameter as follows:

Restart-Computer -Force

Edge browser Status_breakpoint bug fix

If you encounter this error on Edge, here are some effective troubleshooting steps:

- Update Edge to the latest version

- Rename files

If the first step does not fix the error, try renaming the msedge.exe file. The method is as follows:
Open the following path and find msedge.exe

 C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application

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Rename msedge.exe to something else, such as smedge.exe.