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Several issues can cause PDF-XChange Editor to freeze or lag after applying a digital signature (DSC),

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Hi Team,

We wanted to inform you that we're experiencing an issue with PDFs freezing when saving documents with DSC signatures. We've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the PDF editor, but the problem persists.

Please refer to the screenshot below for more details.

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Re: Several issues can cause PDF-XChange Editor to freeze or lag after applying a digital signature (DSC),

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Hi Kallan,

Thanks for the report. Can you please send the problematic document to support@pdf-xchange.com, along with an outline of the issue, so that we can take a look?

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Re: Several issues can cause PDF-XChange Editor to freeze or lag after applying a digital signature (DSC),

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Hi Team,

As per the your suggestion i have sent email to support@pdf-xchange.com i was waiting for the team reply.
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Re: Several issues can cause PDF-XChange Editor to freeze or lag after applying a digital signature (DSC),

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Hi Team


After updating latest version still having same issue.

Kindly advise.
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Hi Kallan,

We have received your email, and it would be best if we handled this issue via email henceforth - the team will get back to you shortly.

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Re: Several issues can cause PDF-XChange Editor to freeze or lag after applying a digital signature (DSC),

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Hi Damitar,

still same issue

refer the screenshot
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Please guide if i am wrong anything.

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Hi Kallan,

We will resolve this issue by email.

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Re: Several issues can cause PDF-XChange Editor to freeze or lag after applying a digital signature (DSC),

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Hi Support Team,


Can i get contact number of this support team.

Please help me on this ?

We required solutions urgent basis we need to support or internal team.

Regrads,
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Hi Kallan,

I'm afraid we do not offer support by phone. Please continue with this support request by email.

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Hi Sean Godley

Thanks for the reply

Is their any possibility we can schedule the call or sharing any link we can connect and check the issue?

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Hi Kallan,

Please make the request by email.

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Re: Several issues can cause PDF-XChange Editor to freeze or lag after applying a digital signature (DSC),

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Hello,
We’re experiencing an issue with digitally signing documents.
I couldn’t find a specific example of this on the Board index — apologies if I overlooked it.

Namely, when we insert a smart card into the reader, PDX Xchange often fails to recognize it. In other words, it doesn’t detect the data of the person whose card is inserted, and therefore we’re unable to digitally sign the document.

Sometimes, even if the first signature goes through, the problem appears with the second one.
Since purchasing the program, we haven’t been able to sign a document with all the required signatures.

I’d like to note that we can sign the same document on the same computer using a different reader.

Do you have any suggestions for resolving this issue?

Thank you!
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Re: Several issues can cause PDF-XChange Editor to freeze or lag after applying a digital signature (DSC),

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Hi Archie,

In the future, if you can't find a relevant existing topic, please feel free to start a new thread.

Can you please clarify what type of smart card you have, and how you are adding its information to PDF-XChange Editor?

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Re: Several issues can cause PDF-XChange Editor to freeze or lag after applying a digital signature (DSC),

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Hi Stefan,

We would like to inform you that the DSC issue is still persisting, and we haven't received any updates. We need to update our higher authority on this matter.

Could you please let us know if the backend team is looking into this issue? Alternatively, let us know your availability so we can connect over a Zoom call or another platform for troubleshooting.

Regards,
Kallan
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Re: Several issues can cause PDF-XChange Editor to freeze or lag after applying a digital signature (DSC),

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Sean - PDF-XChange wrote: Tue Nov 04, 2025 12:31 pm Hi Archie,

In the future, if you can't find a relevant existing topic, please feel free to start a new thread.

Can you please clarify what type of smart card you have, and how you are adding its information to PDF-XChange Editor?

Kind regards,
Thank you for your advice.

The smart cards we are using to certify or sign the documents are AKD e-ID cards and our personal ID cards (also AKD).
I’m sorry, but I don’t quite understand your question about adding the card information.
We use the Place Signature / Certify option and try to select the recognized certificate (Digital ID), but at that step, the system doesn’t recognize the inserted card.
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Re: Several issues can cause PDF-XChange Editor to freeze or lag after applying a digital signature (DSC),

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Hello, StudioArhing

Thank you for the details. I have just sent you an email about this topic, with a link to a special debug version for testing this issue, can I ask you to please follow the steps there, and send back the resultant files (by email - please do not post them on the forums).

Kind regards,
Dan McIntyre - Support Technician
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