How to fix "Spaces Event: WorkspaceManager: Failed to connect to fluid user prefs Error code:53 tag:-40"?

Question

Hi, I'm having trouble with Edge's workspace function. Whenever I try to use it with my personal profile, I get the error "Spaces Event: WorkspaceManager: Failed to connect to fluid user prefs Error code:53 tag:-40". I've tried several solutions such as signing out/in, deleting profiles, reinstalling Edge, resetting Edge, resetting sync at browser and MS server, making profile folders read-only, but nothing seems to work. It's worth mentioning that I tested a different personal and my company profile on the same laptop, and for both cases, workspace worked fine. Can anyone suggest a fix for this issue? Thanks!

Edit: Fix: throw out your whole Microsoft account and create a new one. Pretty convenient.

Answer 1

Fix: throw out your whole Microsoft account and create a new one. Pretty convenient.

Answer 2

Hi @David Gordos,

If you haven't tried deleting the entire User Data folder, please consider deleting it. You can go to %localappdata%\Microsoft\Edge and find the User Data folder.

Please note that you may need to turn on sync in case of any data loss, and you need to first close all Microsoft Edge instances to delete this folder.

Then you can sign back in and check if this issue is fixed.

If the issue persists, I'm afraid you need to send feedback to report this issue to the Dev Team. This will help them investigate this issue further. Thank you for your understanding.

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