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Edge Beta / Dev / Canary not starting
As of this morning Edge Beta stopped working: if I double click on the icon nothing happens.
I tried intalling Dev and Canary but the same thing happens.
Only the stable edition keeps working.
I'm running Windows 10 20H2.
- FIXED!!
I scanned the registry for 'MetricsReportingEnabled'. It appeared on my PC under Edge two times.
1. [Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\]
2. [Computer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-3783096567-2060243791-1526209860-
1001\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\]
Deleted both and now I'm happy again.
29 Replies
Solution just in time. Today Stable got to v105 and would have stopped working.
bjmelchers same.
- I had the same problem with canary some weeks ago !
- We'd like to get some info from anybody running into this, so if you are, can you please use the Windows Feedback Hub to file feedback?
- Also, the most recent Dev and Beta updates have a fix for one potential cause of this. If anybody is still running into this issue, can you check in Control Panel and see what version number you have?
josh_bodner Just updated Dev to 106.0.1356.0, and it still wont launch. Beta is at 104.0.1293.70 and doesn't work either. The only way I could recover was copying my whole AppData user folder to native edge which is still on 104. Hope that won't change soon.
- I am also facing the exact same issue after the version 105.0.1343 in Dev first. And then when the same version reached into Beta, beta as well stopped launching. Hope Microsoft recognize the issue before stable otherwise all edge will be stopped working at least for me.
Hi Strubi99
had the same problem with Canary build 105.0.1335.0, maybe the bug somehow made it into your Beta.
So just to check, please try to start your Edge Beta with this command line switch:
--disable-features=msShorelineNotifications,msShorelineSnoozeNotificationsTo do this, open a command prompt and navigate to your msedge.exe:
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge Beta\Application"
- Then run the following command:
msedge.exe --disable-features=msShorelineNotifications,msShorelineSnoozeNotifications
Does this start your Beta now?
- I tried it but no luck. It didn't start. If anyone get it resolved please let us know.
kashyap1709 This has been happening, first on Canary, now Beta doesn't work at all. I'm totally screwed.
- No joy.
I tried doing as you suggested but I keep experiencing the same issue. - Unfortunately I am away for the weekend. I will let you know as soon as I get home.
I have the same problem with edge beta.
Strubi99 Same with me. When Can/Dev/Beta reached version 105.0.1343 it stopped working. Running Windows 11 21H2.
bjmelchersmisery loves company
I hope they'll get the problem sorted out before makin 105 stable!
