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Foxit Reader PA shows at start "MS Edge can't read and write to this directory"

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April 29, 2026 - 12:30am

pstein

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Foxit Reader PA shows at start "MS Edge can't read and write to this directory"

I downloaded and extracted Foxit Reader PortableApps v2026.1.1 from

extracted and started it on Windows 10.

Then I always get an error/warning popup:

"Microsoft Edge can't read and write to this directory
C:\Users\pet\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView"

Whats wrong?
I've never used Edge browser in the past.
What has Edge to do with Foxit?

I guess its a bug.

April 29, 2026 - 12:38am

John T. Haller

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Fine Here

It's fine here on Windows 10 64-bit fully updated including additional updates after main EOL.

Foxit uses webview, which is MS Edge, to display the contents of the main home screen.

Are you fully up to date post EOL? 32-bit or 64-bit? What's your full install path? Applied all MS Edge and MS Store updates?

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