The F12 window shows that the content downloaded within 3 seconds (like normal).
But the page only displays a tiny bit. The CPU sticks at around 33%, RAM sticks around 1.8 to 2 GB.
The top left of the tab (the favicon area) cycles like the page isn’t finished loading.
3 minutes later the page will display.
I have sanitized a sample page you can load locally, which behaves the same way (times may be different).
This page worked fine under Chrome 124, but 125 breaks usability.
full sample file at https://file.io/7m4n7lMuFDIA
Or take the sample and add 24,000 rows to the dropdown (I understand that’s a problem in itself, but the point is that it used to work)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
</head>
<body>
Template
<select id="Template" name="Template" style="width:270px"><option value="0">Select A Value</option>
<option value="00001">00001</option>
<option value="00002">00002</option>
<option value="00003">00003</option>
<option value="00004">00004</option>
<option value="00005">00005</option>
<option value="00006">00006</option>
</select>
text after
</body>
</html>