Hello,
I cannot start libre office - every attempt results in the error message:
The program cannot be started.
A general error occurred while accessing your central configuration.
(“component context fails to supply service
com.sun.star.configuration.ReadWriteAccess of type
com.sun.star.configuration.XReadWriteAccess”)
I have tried both from shortcuts and directly on the soffice app file
I have a fresh install of libre office.
Thanks.
Cannot get Libre to generate a new user profile - there is certainly not one where it should be!
Reset your user profile. See Frequently asked questions - General - The Document Foundation Wiki - important: rename the folder, don’t delete it. If that doesn’t fix it, run the install file again and choose Repair install when that option is offered.
EDIT: Duh, I found this link: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Fatal-error-trying-to-open-new-build-td4193866.html about the same problem, then it hit me: you never said what operating system and what kind of computer you are running this on, or what version of Libre - a developer build perhaps?
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I don’t have a user profile - at least not where it should be!
Repair install didn’t work either 
I think this issue may be caused by a recent Windows update - probably KB 3176936 - which I cannot install!
Well the clue to the OS and Libre version is in the post title!
I’m not using any strange developer builds - just the normal version.
And I should have said uninstall the update
I can still open it after a new Windows update.
This required a reinstall of Windows 10 for Libre Office to work properly.