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Expected result: Successfully open Brave - which doesn’t happen
Hi,
I wamt to bring to your attention an urgent issue that you may not be aware of.
The update you issued to Brave Browser yesterday (Sunday, August 2, 2026) has completely crashed the program.
Trying standard remedial actions like clearing the browser cache don’t work as Windows shuts down the background apps supporting the platform before the main browser window can even appear. Note that I’m running Brave on a Windows 10 laptop.
I’ve had to install Brave Nightly as a separate platform, to continue my safe browsing experience.
Can you please issue some kind of universal fix - and let users who can’t currently access Brave know how it’s being distributed?
Thanks
Reproduces how often: Every time
Operating System and Brave Version(See the About Brave page in the main menu): Windows 10, Brave 1.3.361.111
Additional Information: Windows terminates