Microsoft Edge keeps closing soon after opening. This is occurring after their most recent update was automatically installed around 2/10/2023. Why is this occurring?

Hi and thanks for reaching out. My name is Bernard a Windows fan like you. I'll be happy to help you out today.

I understand the issue you have, nothing to worry I am here to help, we need to re-calibrate the edge and repair it so that we can fix the issue, kindly follow the steps below:

Method 1. Repair Microsoft Edge

Go to Settings > Apps > Apps & Features

Scroll down and look for Microsoft Edge

Click on Edge> Click Modify

Then follow the prompts to repair.

Method 2. Repair Windows Store and apps (Such as Edge):

On Powershell(admin), copy and paste the command below:

Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Then hit Enter, once the process is done, restart the PC and check.

Method 3. repair Windows Store and update components

Open Powershell with Admin or CMD with Admin (Press Windows key + X then click Windows Powershell(Admin))

Copy each line of command to Powershell then press enter (one line at a time)

net stop bits

net stop wuauserv

net stop appidsvc

net stop cryptsvc

Del "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\*.*"

rmdir %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution /S /Q

rmdir %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 /S /Q

regsvr32.exe /s atl.dll

regsvr32.exe /s urlmon.dll

regsvr32.exe /s mshtml.dll

netsh winsock reset

netsh winsock reset proxy

net start bits

net start wuauserv

net start appidsvc

net start cryptsvc

-Once done restart the device and check.

Let me know how it goes and I hope that helps.

Bernard

Hi js_ar, if you use ESET Security, see my answer linked below.

https://answers.microsoft.com/message/175ef31c-3073-401a-9a93-e8dbfee6afa2?threadId=9f826470-8e5e-4722-bce1-0bc1c968d21a

Hi Bernard,

It is more serious that a fix you described. It occurs on my Windows 10 PC as well as my iPad Pro11 and my iPhone 12. There is definitely something wrong with Edge. It is now unusable.

Regards,,

Greg

I tried this but the script did not ever terminate it appeared to lad around 40 images? Rather opaque. I doubt that it worked but I have exhausted all other options short of a clear rebuild of Windows 10 eugh!

Clearly this is a known problem why dont microsoft fix it in a system update?

I don't have access to modify my copy of Edge, on my refurbished Gateway computer, so I think I need an alternative way to uninstall edge, and then reinstall a new copy of edge?