I have Windows 10 - version 1709 OS build 16299.192 X64
Every time I start Edge it fails - I have attached a file listing information from the event viewer. I do not have any software restriction policies.
If I set up another user account I can run Edge with no problems.
Not sure what my next steps are.
Thanks.
Well I tried to attach a file but I apparently am not doing something correctly. So I'll just cut-and-paste.
Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM
Event ID: 10001
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Unable to start a DCOM Server: {0002DF02-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} as Unavailable/Unavailable. The error:
"1260"
Happened while starting this command:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\browser_broker.exe -Embedding
Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Faulting application name: MicrosoftEdge.exe, version: 11.0.16299.192, time stamp: 0x5a4a1924
Faulting module name: EMODEL.dll, version: 11.0.16299.192, time stamp: 0x5a4a1934
Exception code: 0xc0000409
Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-SoftwareRestrictionPolicies
Event ID: 868
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Access to C:\WINDOWS\system32\browser_broker.exe has been restricted by your Administrator by policy rule {9ee9417f-490f-0622-d37b-bcb4f2ae93f9}.
Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-TWinUI/Operational
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Immersive-Shell
Event ID: 5961
Task Category: (5961)
Level: Error
Activation for Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge failed. Error code: The remote procedure call failed.. Activation phase: COM ActivateExtension
Researching the symptoms reported: Event 10001; unable to start DCOM server; Edge won't run, this seems to be a surprisingly common complaint. Don't see too many error 1260 items, though. The responses usually call for SFC /scannow, DISM ... /restorehealth and so forth, but not too many of these techniques seem to do much good. This is a mysterious enough issue that I'd recommend jumping straight ahead to an upgrade repair install to see if a fresh set of OS files addresses the issue. There's a TenForums tutorial on that: Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade. Give it a try and let us know if it helps, please.
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You could also try this tip from MS technet forums: here's the thread
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How to Reset Microsoft Edge in Windows 10
When that did not resolve my issue, I observed a number of other sites and videos that just re-packaged the instructions above, with the notable exception of rafaeljsc's Youtube video. His video includes one important step that the others do not which is the command below for the addition of a specific registry key:
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Spartan" /v RAC_LaunchFlags /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
So, the full solution is to perform the PowerShell reset of Microsoft Edge found at the How To Geek link above and then add the registry key using the command above from an ELEVATED command prompt. You can access an elevated command prompt by typing "command" (without quotes) in the search bar next to the Windows Start button and right clicking on the "Command Prompt" option that appears and then selecting "Run as administrator"
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