Chrome and Edge are two of the most used Desktop web browsers. These browsers use the same Chromium framework and have many similar features. With similar features, there are also similar errors. In this article, we will learn how to fix STATUS_STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN error in Chrome or Edge and what can be the possible causes for this error to occur.
What causes STATUS_STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN error?
The Status Stack Buffer Overrun error in Chrome or Edge means that the browser has run out of cache memory to open the webpage in most cases. Various reasons can cause such a thing, some being malicious web extensions, compatibility issues, faulty exploit protection settings in Windows Defender, or corrupted cache and cookie files.
Fixing these issues is pretty easy, and let’s proceed with learning how to fix the error in Chrome or Edge.
Fix Status Stack Buffer Overrun error in Chrome or Edge
Fixing the Status Stack Buffer Overrun error in Chrome or Edge is easy. There are a few methods you can use to fix the error, these are:
- Change Exploit Protection Settings in Window Security
- Turn off Compatibility mode
- Reset your browser
Let’s now proceed with learning about each of these methods in detail.
1] Change Exploit protection settings in Window Security
The Exploit protection feature in Windows Defender prevents applications from exploiting existing system vulnerabilities to inject malicious codes into the system. The Exploit protection can sometimes falsely accuse Chrome or Edge of using exploits on the system.
You can edit the Exploit protection settings in Windows security to fix the STATUS_STACK_OVERRUN_ERROR. Here’s how:
- From the Windows start menu, search for Windows Security and open it.
- In the Windows security, head over to App and Browser Control and then open Exploit protection settings.
- In the Exploit protection settings, open the Programme settings tab and click the Add a program to customise button.
- Select the Add by program name option and enter the program name as chrome.exe or msedge.exe for either of the browsers you encounter issues with.
- Now, the settings window will open; in the window, check the Arbitrary Code Guard and Hardware enforced stack protection option and turn on the toggles right below both.
- Make sure that all the other settings are unchanged. Once done, proceed with saving the settings.
Restart your PC and check if the error still occurs. If yes, then follow the next methods in this article.
Alternatively, you can add it as an Exception in Exploit protection.
Read: How to configure Windows Defender Exploit Guard (WDEG)
2] Turn off Compatibility mode
The Compatibility Mode in Windows interferes with the application’s settings, making it suitable to work on older versions of Windows. This is not something one would need in most cases, and it can cause issues if you are running the latest version of Windows.
- Find the Chrome or Edge icon on the desktop screen, right-click it, and then open Properties from the context menu.
- Now, head over to the compatibility tab in the properties window.
- Ensure that the Run this program in compatibility mode for setting is not enabled and click on Apply to save the settings.
- Open the Task Manager’s Details tab and ensure all the instances for Edge or Chrome are closed,
Wait a few seconds and restart the browser to check if the error is gone.
Read: How to use the new Program Compatibility Troubleshooter in Get Help app
3] Reset your browser
As a last resort, you can reset your browser settings to fix any underlying issues with the Cache, cookies, data, and extensions on Chrome or Edge.
- Open the browser settings from the Triple dot menu in Chrome or Edge.
- From the left pane of the settings, head over to the Reset settings option and click on the Reset settings button.
- A prompt will appear. Click on Reset on the prompt to reset the settings on Chrome or Edge.
I hope it helps.
How do I fix Too many redirects in Microsoft Edge?
To resolve Too many redirects website errors, try clearing the cookies on the specific site and the server, proxy, and browser cache.
How do you force refresh in Edge?
To perform a hard refresh in the Edge browser, you can either hold down the Ctrl key and click the Refresh button or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F5 or Ctrl+Fn+F5.
