Solution One worked thank you for all the useful information
Do you have any data on this system?
THANK YOU for this very clear step by step! After 2+ hours of trouble shooting headaches, my daughter’s computer is working again. I followed solution 1, prayed I hadn’t messed anything up (I’m basic tech competent. These aren’t areas of my computer I usually go into.), and rebooted. Error has gone away and weird software issues are gone. Chrome now openes when I click on the icon, instead of 10+ minutes later!
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My Windows 10 laptop started giving me this error along with other complications today, such as Chrome not launching and not being able to check for updates. I followed your Solution 1 and everything seems to be running fine now. Thank you for your help!
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