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My Chrome browser failed to start because it's side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application log or use the command-in line sxstrace.exe tool. What does this mean?

Windows 10 Error: Chrome browser has failed to start because the side by side configuration is incorrect please see the application event log or use the command line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail
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Hi there! 

I had the same issue - had no idea how to solve it. While reading this thread I was playing around with the computer settings and seem to have fixed it! I did the following:

>control panel

>network and internet

>manage browser add ons (under the 'internet options' heading)

>general 

>then I retyped my homepage address - https://www.google.com/ within the box under the 'home page' heading

Apply the changes - then chrome opened as normal.

When I first went into this section the homepage address was google.com/(random numbers and letters). 

I didn't want to have to reinstall chrome and lose all my auto logins (lazy) - this kept everything running as normal.

Hopefully helpful for someone else! 

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