Nintex Workflow 2010 crashes IE unexpectedly during events such as when a new string variable is created in a workflow

What?

Nintex Workflow 2010 crashes IE unexpectedly and randomly when certain actions are performed such as when a new string variable is created in a workflow

Why?

Nintex Workflow 2010 at the time of posting this blog is not fully compatible with IE 10. It works perfectly with IE 9 and IE 8.