It is revealed that the cause of the sudden 'Chrome closes automatically' problem was the Windows parental control app 'Microsoft Family Safety'

Microsoft has released its own parental control app, Microsoft Family Safety, for Windows and Xbox. It has been revealed that Microsoft Family Safety blocks Chrome from launching on Windows.
Microsoft is blocking Google Chrome through its family safety feature | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/news/690179/microsoft-block-google-chrome-family-safety-feature

Microsoft Family Safety, a parental control and filtering app used by parents and educational institutions, has been found to randomly block the launch of Google's web browser, Chrome, on Windows.
The problem came to light on June 3, 2025, when a report was posted to Chrome's official support page stating that 'Chrome closes on its own.' The poster had posted, 'Even when I launch Chrome, it closes on its own and I don't know what to do. Please help me.' On June 18, Google's community manager Ellen posted, 'Google has investigated this report and identified the cause of the behavior. Some users are experiencing issues with Chrome not working when Microsoft Family Safety is enabled. As shared in the official public tracking bug , if you're using a Windows device, parents can unblock Chrome by adjusting the settings,' reporting that they had discovered that Microsoft Family Safety was blocking Chrome.
chrome closing on it's own - Google Chrome Community
https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/348515764

Other browsers such as Firefox and Opera are not affected. Some users have found that they can get around this issue by renaming Chrome's EXE file , 'Chrome.exe,' to 'Chrome1.exe.'
Educational institutions and parents who have Microsoft Family Safety enabled as part of their Microsoft 365 subscription can unblock Chrome by disabling the Microsoft Family Safety “Filter inappropriate websites” setting, but be careful as this will allow children to access any website.
More than two weeks have passed since the issue was first reported, but the problem has not been fixed at the time of writing, and it is unclear when Microsoft will address the issue. Technology media The Verge has reached out to Microsoft for comment on the issue at the beginning of June 3, 2025, but has not received a response at the time of writing.
On June 10, a developer posted a bug tracking thread for Chromium, the code base for Chrome, stating, 'We have not received any notification from Microsoft that a fix will be released,' and, 'We are providing users who have contacted us with a solution to get Chrome working again, but we don't expect this to have a significant effect.'
[User Feedback - Stable] M137 Windows - Increase in feedback about crashing [422222571] - Chromium
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/422222571

The Verge points out that 'Microsoft has a habit of doing strange things to get in the way of using Chrome on Windows. While the Microsoft Family Safety issue is likely a harmless bug, Microsoft has tried to lure users to Edge with fake AI answers , malware-like pop-ups , and even a survey inserted on the Google Chrome download page. In early 2025, it even used Bing to trick users into thinking it was a Google browser.'
When you search for 'Google' in Bing search, you will see a Google-like Bing - GIGAZINE

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