Microsoft Edge | Browser crashes or stops working | Windows 10
Troubleshooting browser crashes or performance issues on Windows 10
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Microsoft Edge closes immediately upon opening. I've tried many fixes none work.
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Anonymous
Yesterday, I wanted to clean up my favorites in Edge (remove duplicates, remove obsolete links). In the midst of this, Edge closed without warning or error message. When I restarted Edge, it closed immediately. I could not select the three dots in the top right. It closed too quickly.
I found several possible solutions including tools in the Settings/Apps menu, other fixes involving removing and then reinstituting the %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe directory
None of these fixes worked.
When I restart Edge, it closes immediately.
How can I get it to work properly?
Microsoft Edge | Browser crashes or stops working | Windows 10
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2025-03-17T11:59:13+00:00 This sounds the most useful so far! Thank you. The steps you list don't appear, but I managed to navigate to the last stage - only to find Modify was greyed out and inactive (as, incidentally was uninstall). So near and yet so far!
Ann
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Anonymous
2025-03-16T18:25:57+00:00 Hi. I'm David, and I'm happy to help you.
Repair Microsoft Edge as instructed below:
- Open Start and select "Settings > Apps > Apps & features";
- Look for Microsoft Edge and select it;
- Select the "Modify" button;
- At the confirmation screen, select "Repair".
See if MS Edge will open stable.
Feel free to ask back any questions.
I just tried "Repair" edge and it still shuts off after 2-3 seconds?
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Anonymous
2025-02-28T20:30:55+00:00 You can delete them. I saved them 5-6 times, but never needed the old ones. So I deleted all of the old ones and haven't had any issues.
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Anonymous
2025-02-28T20:16:47+00:00 Thank you! This worked great. Once question, can I delete the old file that was renamed to "original-folder" or do I need to keep it on the computer?