April 2018 update broke Chrome browser (Cryptographic Services bug)

Anonymous
2018-08-13T22:50:55+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2019-01-27T00:09:32+00:00

    Mxjd: CryptSvc needs the registry cleanup/repair I mentioned earlier.  Look here:

     https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/chrome/s5S1uPI0kMc/b2Mud3SKCgAJ

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-02-04T14:11:54+00:00

    Thanks. This is the best solution for the problem with chrome and Windows 10 Build 1809.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-02-04T15:08:14+00:00

    It is a great solution but I'm curious as to why Microsft and Google continue to ignore us...

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-02-04T17:00:57+00:00

    I read in other forums about the possibility of a deliberate blocking of microsoft in relation to chrome, but in the end I believe that it should be really just an update error of the windows itself.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-02-04T17:12:58+00:00

    I am beginning to despair. I created an 1809 image that inclydes just office 2016 and windows updates. After joining ti domain and then installing chrome i have the same problem as discussed in this thread.  I cannot implement the workaround as multiple users use different computers. Tried forcing registry changes via gpo but permissions simply revert back to defaults. I cannot change crypto credentials as our sophos av use the service and when changed sophos stops workibg. What a croc of poo. 8 months without a fix? Damn law suit should br taken out.

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