AE Failed on Start-Up, Program Terminated

[b0hemian]

Just wanted to share an issue I had with AE recently that I just resolved.  About a week ago, I started getting the error message that AE failed to start and that it terminated.  I started perusing this forum and found a great 1, 2, 3 guide so I copy/pasted it onto a Word doc and did step one:  restarted my PC.  On occasion, when I opt to restart as opposed to shutting down then manually starting, I've had crash issues that self-resolve.  I've forgotten all my computer tech to properly log this issue. In any case, I restarted my HP Envy (upgraded OS from 8.1 to 10 when prompted last year) and it stalled, then reset the BIOS on its own.  The BiOS now uncorrupted, the AE finally launched and I was not required to uninstall any programs or files.   As soon as the PC restarted on its own, AE re-iniitialized and I've not had a problem since (it's been 3 hours).  Hope this helps anyone who has an HP Envy (Intel i7-4710MQ 64-bit)