Step 1: Press Windows+R to open the Run box. Since you can’t open Microsoft Edge to clear the cache, use the following File Explorer-based workaround instead. Clear CacheĪn outdated Microsoft Edge browser cache can result in all sorts of issues. Once you’re logged back into the desktop, try to re-open Microsoft Edge. Restart Computerĭespite ending all Microsoft Edge-related processes, the browser may continue to hang indefinitely unless you restart your computer. Repeat for any Edge-related processes that you see within the Background Processes section. Step 3: Under the Processes tab, select Microsoft Edge within the Apps section and click End Task. Step 1: Right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager. Manually ending Edge-related processes using the Task Manager, however, can help. Since the browser is already active in the background, repeated attempts to open it will fail. End Microsoft Edge ProcessĪt times, Microsoft Edge may simply hang at launch and fail to load its graphical user interface (GUI). Warning: If you haven’t already synced your browsing data - such as your passwords and autofill data - to a Microsoft Account, some of the fixes below may erase them permanently.
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