• Why Does Microsoft Edge Keep Closing Cost
• Windows Edge Keeps Closing

As one of the basic, gateway apps for Windows 10, Microsoft Edge is an incredibly important app for Windows users. It is the basic built-in browser that provides access to the internet for users who don’t want to deal with Chrome and would rather use Microsoft’s power-saving app, it is also the only browser that works with Cortana. Jan 25, 2019  Creating a Local account might help to easily fix Microsoft Edge Keeps Closing in Windows 10. Step 1 – Click on Start button from the taskbar, type Account and then press Enter. Select Family & other users from the left flank. Navigate to the right then click on Add someone to this PC.

(As also asked in this unanswered forum post)

Problem

1. You are logged into a Windows 10 system using your MicrosoftAccount
2. Opening the Edge browser creates a Microsoft Account session for you automatically

Implications

• Just navigating to outlook.com can get you access to Mail, Calender etc. of the account!
• Giving the e-mail id to Skype auto logs you in and now you can make calls!

Is there a way to disable this 'feature' via a setting in the Edge browser, or worst case, a registry toggle ?

6 Answers

I use Edge in private mode (InPrivate Window). Open up from the taskbar directly (right click) or use Ctrl+Shift+P.

Edge will not use any local or saved credentials when in private mode. On the other hand, it will not save anything you do (cookies, data storage, etc.).

I tried lots of solutions.Only the following one actually worked :

This is an older question, but there is another solution :

Create a Windows 10 local user that does not rely on a Microsoft account. The process has changed since the start of Win10, and it's different between initial setup of generic Win10 install and from an established install.

In Win10v1809 generic install, when prompted, create a user with sign-in information or Microsoft account. I don't have a test PC on hand to get the precise steps. The first user is always an administrator.

In Win10v1809 on an established install, open Settings->Accounts->Other people->Add someone else to this PC. In the Microsoft Account window, click 'I don't have this person's sign-in information', then 'Add a user without a Microsoft account'. Enter the local user's name, password, and Security Questions. Click Next and Change Account Type. Change the account type to Administrator if you want to be able to install programs, which you probably do. Sign out of Windows and sign into the new user. It will take a few minutes, then you can log in, with less Microsoft involvement.

You will need to copy over files and recreate your preferences in applications.

There is, at least, a different way. Block the MS server for MS accounts in your hosts file. This will generally block MS accounts. In case you want to use them elsewhere, create a firewall rule for Edge. If it would still work to log in automatically, it'd at least prove that MS software circumvents firewall rules.

The problem is the default windows-spotlight background in the lockscreen. If you click on one of the words in the lockscreen, edge will search for this word after you unlock the screen. So changing the background in the lockscreen worked for me. Open settings and search for ‘Change the picture on your lock screen’

1. Open up an Edge session.
2. Near the top right, there is .. displayed. Click on the ..
3. This brings up a new window.
4. Select settings from the list.
5. Change the second entry to 'Open with' to a new tab page.
6. Change the 'Open new tab' value to be a blank page.
7. Open up a new Edge session and see if your issue is resolved.

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In Windows 10, Microsoft is introducing many new features to make users more productive, such as a new Start menu, Cortana, new universal apps, Settings, which is the central place to configure the operating system, ultimately designed to replace Control Panel, and much more. The software giant is also introducing Microsoft Edge, the new default web browser built for the future web and to replace Internet Explorer (which it's still present for compatibility purposes).

Fallout war never changes speech. Microsoft Edge is a completely new web browser with a minimal design that focus on web content, and like Chrome and Firefox, the software maker plans to match and surpass the features available from its competitors with extensions, web notes, tab preview, Cortana, and more.

While the web browser works quite alright without major problems, it's still in the early days. Some users may run into some issues, such as sudden crashes, slow performance, or simply it won't launch.

If you were running Chrome or Firefox, and you're having similar issues, you should try to uninstall and reinstall the web browser to try to resolve the problem. However, like Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge is part of Windows 10. It's nearly impossible to uninstall the app, and even if you could, you might run into different issues.

If you are having problems with the new web browser, you can try resetting the instance of Microsoft Edge in your account to try to fix the issue you're having.

Of course, we would only recommend you do this as a last resort process, where you have tried everything else and nothing worked.

Warning: Using this guide might cause you lose your favorites, history, and settings. Before, you move forward, it's recommended that you perform a full backup or create a system restore point in case something goes wrong and to need to restore your last good known state of Windows 10.

Fixing Microsoft Edge

1- If you're running Microsoft Edge, close it.

2- Open File Explorer and type the following path into the address: C:UsersUseYourUsernameAppDataLocalPackages and hit Enter. (Remember to replace 'UseYourUsername' with your user account name.)

3- Select and try to delete the Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder as you would with any other folder. If you get a 'Folder Access Denied' prompt, simply click Continue. Also, there might be some content that you won't be able to delete. If this is the case, in the dialog box, select to skip the files.

You should be able to delete most of the content inside the folder, but if you can't right-click Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe, select Properties, remove the check from the Read-only option, and click Apply and OK.

4- Once you've tried deleting all the content, go inside the Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder and try deleting the remaining folders by selecting all the folders, right-clicking them, selecting Delete, and clicking Yes to confirm the deletion. You may notice that you can't delete AC folder, but that's alright.

5- Restart your computer.

6- Now, were going to re-register Microsoft Edge in your account. Open the Start menu, search for Windows PowerShell, right-click it from the result, and select Run as administrator.

7- Type the following command and hit Enter:

cd C:UsersUseYourUsername. (Remember to replace 'UseYourUsername' with your user account name.)

Then, type the following command exactly and hit Enter:

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register '$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml' -Verbose}

If the process was completed successfully, you would see a message similar to this one:

Why Does Microsoft Edge Keep Closing Cost

That's all there is to it. If you want to be cautious, restart your computer one more time, and then you should be able to run Microsoft Edge again and hopefully without any issues.

Windows Edge Keeps Closing

More Resources

If you want to see more how-to for Windows 10, make sure you check these resources: