OneDrive crash on launch

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ISSUE:

Immediately after launching, the OneDrive client crashes.

CAUSE:

There’s a string in the name of your file that is reserved by Windows (ex. PRN.docx).

List of reserved strings:

CON
PRN
AUX
NUL
COM1
COM2
COM3
COM4
COM5
COM6
COM7
COM8
COM9
LPT1
LPT2
LPT3
LPT4
LPT5
LPT6
LPT7
LPT8
LPT9

RESOLUTION:

Remove the reserved file from the OneDrive site or change its name.