Microsoft Edge closes immediately upon opening. I've tried many fixes none work.

Anonymous
2023-08-15T11:52:24+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2023-11-08T04:55:48+00:00

    Hi there,

    I experience the same issue on both Desktop PCs, one with win 10 and the other with win 11.

    MS Edge closes window shortly after opening.

    I tried all listed remedies, none fixed my issue.

    Any more hints?

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-08T09:51:04+00:00

    Modify is greyed out !

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-08T10:03:57+00:00

    Had the same issue, but resolved it by looking at the extensions that were updated.

    Go to C:\Users<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions

    Sort folder by "Date Modified"

    If you see one that has been modified recently - for me, last night - it may be the cause. The names of these folders won't make any sense, and I couldn't tell you what the extension was, however for me I took a copy of the following folder then deleted it. Edge restarted ok

    cjpijioncddkancpiedagilpojbgmoni

    After starting edge, the above folder was re-instated.

    ALWAYS TAKE A COPY of the folder so you can reinstate it if you need.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-08T10:35:53+00:00

    OK, I 've found a solution.

    I did a restore to a previous software date (2 days back ) and all works again !!

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-11-08T10:59:28+00:00

    Thanks, this one did the trick for me.

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