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 2.2Ghz up to 4.1Ghz
    Motherboard
    Dell XPS 15 9570
    Memory
    64GB using 2x32GB CL16 Mushkin redLine 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 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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