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
    2023-11-09T04:39:29+00:00

    😀 Glad it helped. My sentiments exactly.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-09T08:04:54+00:00

    Worked like a charm; Thanks....

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-09T09:06:13+00:00

    Hi,

    To be able to see "appdata" - which is a hidden folder, you can go into File Explorer, then click on "View" ... "Show" ... "Hidden Items"

    For the other option you have, you can use the above explanation to show "Appdata", then navigate to "Local" and work from there.

    Hope that helps.

    Worth mentioning that you should always be cautious if you are not familiar with the use of "appdata" in windows - and I would strongly suggest you take a copy of any folder that you are planning on deleting or modifying the contents of so you can re-instate it if needed.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-09T10:49:25+00:00

    Worked a charm. Thanks.

    This is affecting a lot of users. Surprised Microsoft hasn't picked it up straight away.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-11-09T11:12:39+00:00

    Hi GeorgeSmuga = I had this problem + what seems to resolve it now is that I had another search engine as my default : now I have set my Microsoft Edge as the default search engine it opens up OK. I assume the problem has arisen from the latest Microsoft Update and done to protect their priority? Trust this works for you.

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