Solved Edge Immediately Exits on Startup


kwgagel

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I'm having a tough time figuring out what went wrong with Edge on my system. My primary browser is Firefox but occasionally I have to use Edge. Right now I can't use it all!

I've deleted the link to it and remade the shortcut, so that's not it.
I've tried the uninstall/modify - repair option, no luck there either.
I've run each of the following commands in an elevated prompt
  • dism /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth
    Returned: "No component store corruption detected.The operation completed successfully."
  • dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
    Returned: "The restore operation completed successfully.The operation completed successfully."
  • Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | foreach {Add-AppPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml" -Verbose}
    Returned "Performing the operation "Register package" on target" without errors
There is no indication of errors in the Event Viewer for Edge or the associated edgeupdater.

I'm at a loss as to what else I can to fix it. Any suggestions?
 
Windows Build/Version
Windows 11, Version 21H2 (OS Build 22000.1098)

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    N/A
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Quadro K2200
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 970 EVO 2TB
    Browser
    MS Edge
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
Try this:
Go to %localappdata% and find the folder Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default

make sure Edge is not running, then rename Default folder to default-old
Then restart Edge, it should create a new default folder and start with a new profile.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows XP/7/8/8.1/10/11, Linux, Android, FreeBSD Unix
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 15 9570
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 8th Gen Processor 2.2Ghz up to 4.1Ghz
    Motherboard
    Dell XPS 15 9570
    Memory
    32GB using 2x16GB modules
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD 630 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB DDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC3266-CG
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" 4K Touch UltraHD 3840x2160 made by Sharp
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba KXG60ZNV1T02 NVMe 1024GB/1TB SSD
    PSU
    Dell XPS 15 9570
    Case
    Dell XPS 15 9570
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Stock
    Mouse
    SwitftPoint ProPoint
    Internet Speed
    Comcast/XFinity 1.44Gbps/42.5Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft EDGE (Chromium based) & Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender that came with Windows
A Windows update seems to have fixed the issue.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    N/A
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Quadro K2200
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 970 EVO 2TB
    Browser
    MS Edge
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
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