[tor-bugs] #27865 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Tor Browser 8.5a2 is crashing on Windows

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#27865: Tor Browser 8.5a2 is crashing on Windows
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 Reporter:  boklm                     |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Very High                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
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Comment (by boklm):

 I disabled the update to 8.5a2 for Windows users until the issue is fixed.

 I added these lines in the update_responses `.htacess` file:
 {{{
 # Temporarily disable update for Windows users
 RewriteRule ^WINNT_x86-gcc3/.*
 https://aus1.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_8.5a1/alpha/$0 [last]
 RewriteRule ^WINNT_x86-gcc3-x64/.*
 https://aus1.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_8.5a1/alpha/$0 [last]
 RewriteRule ^WINNT_x86_64-gcc3-x64/.*
 https://aus1.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_8.5a1/alpha/$0 [last]
 }}}

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