In my mind…to eliminate your default profile as causal.
Um, is NPM crashing…recent? Did NPM ever run (for you) without crashing?
Can you try Chrome built-in password manager disabled…as test?
Maybe, you’re convinced Norton Password Manager v8.2.4.969 is broken?
meaning, you have / have not…removed NPM - cycled Chrome - installed NPM?
but, you run Chrome built-in password manager? Where are your passwords stored without an account?
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