Windows 10: Fix We couldn’t load this extension error in Microsoft Edge

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Microsoft Edge users can make their browser more feature-rich by adding extensions to it. However, some users are reporting an error related to the extensions. They are experiencing that when they try to install an extension, they see “We couldn’t load this extension“. Why do I see “We couldn’t load this extension”? The main reason […]

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Hello,

This issue with Microsoft Edge may occur if there is a system conflict. To isolate the issue, please answer the following questions:

• When did you first encounter the issue?
• Can you give us a screenshot of the exact error message when you reopen Microsoft Edge?
• What are the troubleshooting steps you've tried so far?

You can also check out this helpful
article about extensions on Microsoft Edge for more information.

Hope this helps and we'll keep an eye out for your reply.

 

Extensions in Microsoft Edge

I too add my name to the list of people who find Edge useless without extensions.
Huge step backward folks.

 

Microsoft Edge - office online extension

Hi,
Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

We appreciate your efforts in trying to fix the issue with adding extension to Microsoft edge.

I would appreciate if you can provide us the following information to help us understand the issue:
- What happens when you try to add an extension, do you get any error code?

Lets follow the below methods and see if this helps.

Method 1:

I suggest you refer the steps in the helps link to add find and add an extension in Microsoft edge.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...ddd-0b58c8580a9f/extensions-in-microsoft-edge

Method 2: If you are not able to add an extension.

Suggest you go into in-private mode and try adding the an extension.

Refer the below link below to go into Private mode.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...3107495ee5/browse-inprivate-in-microsoft-edge

If the issue persist try the below method.

Method 3: View and delete browser history in Edge.

Follow the steps in the link below to delete browser history and cache memory and than try adding the extension.

View and delete browser history in Microsoft Edge:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/10607/windows-10-view-delete-browser-history-microsoft-edge

Let us know if this helps.