Microsoft Edge Not Working on Windows 10

Microsoft Edge Not Working on Windows 10 [Solved]

If you’ve recently upgraded to Windows 10 Creators Update, and found that your Microsoft Edge browser not working properly, you’re not alone. Many Windows users are reporting it. The good news is, you can easily fix it by yourself. Here are 4 fixes for you to try. 

Step 1: Clean Boot Your PC
Step 2: Reinstall through PowerShell
Step 3: Use Group Policy Editor
Step 4: Reinstall Windows 10 

Note that you may not need to try them all. Just work your way down the list until you find the one works for you. 

Step 1: Clean Boot Your PC

If it’s the first time you had a problem with your Edge browser, one of the first things you should do is to restart your PC, better yet, do a clean boot. It allows you to run your PC with only a minimal set of drivers and programs: 

1) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R at the same time, type msconfig and press Enter. 

2) Go to Services tab, check the box for Hide all Microsoft services. Click the Disable all button. 

3) Go to Startup tab and click Open Task Manager. 

4) Select each item on the list and click Disable. 

5) Close your Task Manager and restart your computer. 

6) If Edge still opens and closes unexpectedly in a few seconds, move on to see if the steps below help. 

Step 2: Reinstall through PowerShell

If your Edge browser isn’t installed correctly, not working or opening problem like this could happen. To fix it, you can reinstall Microsoft Edge: 

1) On your keyboard, press the Windows key and S at the same time, then type powershell. Right-click Windows PowerShell and select Run as administrator. 

When prompted with the administrator permission, click Yes to continue. 

2) In the PowerShell window, copy and paste in the following command:

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

3) You will see a Deployment Operation Progress pop up. Wait for the process to finish. Then try your Edge again. 

Step 3: Use Group Policy Editor

1) On your keyboard, press the Windows key and S at the same time, type group policy and click Edit group policy. 

2) On the left side of the pane, go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components. Under Windows Components category, click Add package Deployment. 

3) On the right side of the pane, double-click Allow deployment operations in special profiles. 

4) Click Enabled. Click Apply and OK. 

Step 4: Reinstall Windows 10

If you’ve tried all the above methods but still no avail, you may need to consider reinstalling or refreshing your Windows 10.