[tbb-bugs] #24890 [Applications/Tor Browser]: tor.exe exits on startup with no error on Windows 10 64-bit

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#24890: tor.exe exits on startup with no error on Windows 10 64-bit
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     Reporter:  BoarGules                 |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Blocker                   |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                            |  Parent ID:
       Points:                            |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                            |
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 I installed Tor from torbrowser-install-7.0.11_en-US.exe downloaded
 2018-01-13 09:22 UTC. I can't tell you exactly which version for reasons
 that will be clear.

 I initially tried to run it as a service, invoking the Windows service
 that the installer put there. I got this response: ''Windows could not
 start the Tor Win32 Service service on Local Computer. Error 1064: An
 exception occurred in the service when handling the control request.'' A
 responder on Stack Overflow suggested that I run the program not as a
 service. I tried that, and I discovered that the program exits on startup
 with no message, apparently in all circumstances.

 Sample console session follows, run as Administrator (though this makes no
 difference, I checked):
 {{{
 Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.16299.125]
 (c) 2017 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

 C:\WINDOWS\system32>"E:\program files\tor
 browser\browser\torbrowser\tor\tor.exe"  --help

 C:\WINDOWS\system32>"E:\program files\tor
 browser\browser\torbrowser\tor\tor.exe"  -h

 C:\WINDOWS\system32>"E:\program files\tor
 browser\browser\torbrowser\tor\tor.exe"  --list-torrc-options

 C:\WINDOWS\system32>"E:\program files\tor
 browser\browser\torbrowser\tor\tor.exe"  --version
 }}}

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