Google Chrome suddenly not working in Windows 10/11
Problem: Chrome starts, then immediately closes. You can see the window momentarily. Usually and suddenly manifests on a kids laptop that had no prior issues whatsoever. No error messages. Can still see some Chrome-related process running in Task Manager, but nothing useful. Reinstall doesn't help. Chrome works fine on other devices. No known issues with connectivity, cache / hard drive space, etc. Edge works. Firefox will not work. Solution: Your child(ren) probably got involuntarily signed up for Microsoft Family Safety , which can block all browsers other than Edge. • Go to the Family Safety parental / Family Organizer account. If you don't know what that is, try here . • Click your kids account. • Go to "Content Filters". • Be sure you're on "Web and search". • Turn OFF the "Filter settings / Filter inappropriate websites and searches" feature. Several things baffle me about this, ...