[Solved] Microsoft Edge freezes for few minutes after start up on Mac if Silverlight is installed
Microsoft Edge hangs after a few seconds it is started. After a few minutes, it returns back to normal. This problem occurs few months ago. I tried reinstall it and it didn't help. Of course I use the latest version. (currently 101.0.1210.47) Today, I started it directly from the command line and I got the error log. [0514/094738.282384:ERROR:util.cc(131)] Can't create base directory: **PII**/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/EdgeUpdater [0514/094738.282903:ERROR:updater.cc(116)] Error getting base dir. [0514/094738.283251:ERROR:util.cc(131)] Can't create base directory: **PII**/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/EdgeUpdater [0514/094738.283284:ERROR:util.cc(144)] Failed to get the base directory. [0514/094738.283304:ERROR:crash_reporter.cc(79)] Failed to get the database path. When I tried to create the "EdgeUpdater" directory by myself, I found that the owner of "/Users/<my login user>/Library/Application Support/Microsoft" is root. This directory only contains "Silverlight". I guess that installation of "Silverlight" created that directory with root user. I have another Mac machine having Edge but no Silverlight installed. The owner of "Microsoft" directory is non-root user. I went back to the problem machine, uninstall Silverlight (I don't need it actually), delete the "Microsoft" directory and start Edge again. This time Edge doesn't hang and I can see the "Microsoft" directory is recreated with a non-root user. I hope this can help for people having the same problem.How to resolve “Not Found” Error in Silverlight for WCF RIA Services Calls
First published on MSDN on Jan 11, 2013 If you are trying to figure out why your WCF RIA Service's method calls(or just the regular WCF Service for that matter) throwing the infamous “NotFound” error, you are at the right place.
