When trying to view documents using `doc-view-mode' Emacs slows down and eventually freezes. I traced this problem to `global-linum-mode' which was set to `t' in my init.el file. I tested this with Emacs -Q and I am able to replicate it. `global-linum-mode' does not work with `doc-view-mode'. Emacs does not crash but freezes. One has then to quit Emacs through the Windows task manager. In GNU Emacs 27.2 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2021-03-26 built on fv-az68-192 Repository revision: 4e952a7445daa0fb9df229ea61b69ccee3264d4a Repository branch: master Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.19041 System Description: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (v10.0.2004.19041.928) Recent messages: Loading savehist...done Loading paren...done Loading winner...done Loading c:/rari/.emacs.d/recentf...done Loading c:/rari/.emacs.d/.session...done (org-roam) total: 381, files-modified: 0, ids: 0, links: 0, tags: 0, titles: 0, refs: 0, deleted: 0 Initializing Hyperbole...done Hyperbole 7.1.4 is ready for action. For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a. Making completion list... 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