How to Fix STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED Error in Microsoft Edge

If Microsoft Edge is your primary Internet browser (it shouldn't be) you may be getting the STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED error all of a sudden. there's a good chance that Edge or Windows just installed a new update that broke or corrupted something. Don't worry though, this happens all the time and there are some reasonably easy fixes available so let's work through them.

How to Fix STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED Error in Microsoft Edge

As this is quite a common issue straight after a browser or Windows update clearing your browsing data and cache should do the trick. It only takes a few seconds to do but will clear all of your data and history which means you'll have to sign back into all of your accounts etc.

Open Edge and click on three horizontal dots (Settings and more).
Select Settings and then pick Privacy, search, and Services on the left.
On the right side of the window, scroll down to find the Clear browsing data section.
Click Choose what to clear.
Select All time under the time range.
Pick all the sections and click Clear now.

Reset Microsoft Edge.

Resetting the browser settings to their default state.

Open Edge Settings.
Scroll down and click on Reset Settings.
Click Restore settings to their default values.
Confirm by clicking Reset.

Create a new user profile

You can copy all your personal files from the old profile later.

Open Windows Settings.
Go to Accounts then Family/Family & other users.
Under Other users, click Add account/Add someone else to this PC.
Follow the prompts to create a new user account. If you don't have Microsoft account details, you can choose I don't have this person's sign-in information followed by Add a user without a Microsoft account.
Assign a username and password for the new account and complete the setup.
Then go back to the Accounts section. Under Family/Family & other users, select the newly created account and click Change account type.
Under Account type, pick Administrator and click OK.
Sign in with the new account and open Microsoft Edge.

Check Group Policy settings

If you can access Group Policy, check to ensure the settings are correct.

Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
Type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
Navigate to Administrative Templates > Microsoft Edge.
Check for any restrictive policies and set them to Not Configured.
Restart the computer.

Repair your Microsoft Edge installation to fix Profile Errors.

Another quick and easy solution for this issue is to repair your Microsoft Edge installation.

To do this open Settings by pressing Windows Key + I then go to Apps in the left-hand pane and find Microsoft Edge from the list that appears.
Once you find Edge, click the three dots on the right-hand side and select Repair from the list of options that appear.

Update Windows

Type Updates in Windows search and hit Enter.
If updates are available, click Install Updates.
Otherwise, click Check for updates.
If optional updates are available, install them as well.
When all the update processes are complete, restart your computer.

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