Yes! This workaround works, and I would also add the option to reinstall chrome while Cryptsvc is off and then start it this solved my problem.
April 2018 update broke Chrome browser (Cryptographic Services bug)
I updated to the April 2018 version of Win10 a couple months ago. It caused several issues and broke my Chrome browser completely, so I reverted back to the old version. But Microsoft forced another update on me, so I need this issue fixed somehow.
All the googling I've done says Microsoft has "fixed" this issue with the April update breaking Chrome, but I've installed all patches and they clearly haven't, not in my case. Pages simply refuse to load and time out.
I've narrowed the issue down to the "Cryptographic Services" service. If I stop the service, all of the Chrome pages instantly load and I have no issues for about an hour. It seems to be some sort of issue with certificates/SSL.
The problem is the service keeps restarting itself. I've tried setting it to "disabled," tried unchecking the service in System Configuration, nothing works. It always comes back and Chrome breaks. I'm sure there's good reason to keep it running but I'm not going to let Microsoft force me out of my favorite browser/bookmarks/extensions/etc. like this, and I can't keep stopping a service every hour just to browse the web.
So I need a solution please. And something specifically related to fixing the issue with Cryptographic Services preventing SSL on Chrome. I've done all the basic stuff like reinstalling Chrome, checking firewall settings, etc..
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2019-02-05T11:25:15+00:00 I just did your suggestion. I will see if it helps.
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Anonymous
2019-02-05T14:29:57+00:00 You can follow these 2 Youtube clips on how to do the same but easily without registry hacks and scripts. No need to restart services or change credentials.
2 clips one is for Active Directory GPO the other is for local group policy. Very short clips I put together today based on a solution given by LarryLACa
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Anonymous
2019-02-05T18:57:22+00:00 Thanks. I will put those in my arsenal to attack and destroy this problem.
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Anonymous
2019-02-05T19:57:42+00:00 Does this break Windows Update or any other services that use Cryptsvc?