Edge browser Corruption

Hi kitpzyxmsir.

Have a look at this tutorial, Option 2. Edge is listed under "Microsoft Edge".

Reinstall and Re-register Apps in Windows 10

I would cut and paste right out of code box.

Although there is a warning that this will not work if you uninstalled an app for all user accounts. Likely should have done this first.

If this fails I think I would be doing an in place repair / upgrade. Assuming you are on 1709 it will be a repair. If you are not on 1709 it will be an upgrade, just FYI.

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade

I always recommend having a complete data backup even though the process is supposed to be non destructive.


Ken

Hi Caledon Ken,

I restored back to a Macrium image before I tried to uninstall Edge, but it's still corrupted.

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I tried all Brinks solutions, but all failed.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

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Did you try inplace repair?


Is Edge working and the extensions aren't or is Edge still dead?

Saw this on extensions, I haven't tested.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...2-1dc57283d5ec

kitpzyxmsir said:

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "in place? I understand that the the Fall Creators Update offers an option to repair Edge, if that's what you are referring to? I deferred the update, so no option for me.


Edge was never immobilized until I wiped out the "Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe" folder and was unsuccessful using powershell to repair Edge. Whatever else may or may not have been wrong with Edge at the time, what I noticed was that all the extensions were "off", and could not be turned on, or reinstalled, whether they were still in place in Edge, or had been uninstalled.

When I restored the Macrium image (created 2/18/18), the Edge extensions were still corrupted. I tried that fix you suggested, but all it really does is let you "uninstall" them from the registry. It didn't work.

The punch line is that I then restored another Macrium image from 1/1/18 (which I was hoping to avoid since it meant I now had to go thru Windows updating it and implementing all the changes I had made since January, a time consuming pain), and found Edge in proper working order, which is great except that there is still no solution in case it happens again.

Thanks for the help.

Ken is offline now. If I may, what Ken is referring to is the In-Place Repair of Windows OS. Doing so will not delete anything of yours. You will still have all your apps and data, as is. It basically refreshes the entire OS, which would include Edge. Here is the tutorial for it.


Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade Windows 10 Tutorials

Thanks TC. I provided that link back in post #2. Guess I didn't explain it well enough.

Caledon Ken said:

Thanks TC. I provided that link back in post #2. Guess I didn't explain it well enough.

Sorry for butting in, Ken. Wasn't sure how long you'd be out. All yours!! :)

No problem TC. It is a community and everyone needs to contribute.