Dear SDL Trados Support,

I suddenly started receiving the following error

<SDLErrorDetails time="09-08-2018 22:09:13">
<ErrorMessage>An unexpected error has occurred while loading the application plug-ins.</ErrorMessage>
<Exception>
<Type>Sdl.Core.PluginFramework.PluginFrameworkException, Sdl.Core.PluginFramework, Version=1.8.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c28cdb26c445c888</Type>
<HelpLink />
<Source>Sdl.Core.PluginFramework</Source>
<HResult>-2146233088</HResult>
<StackTrace><![CDATA[ at Sdl.Core.PluginFramework.Implementation.Plugin.Load(IPluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor, IPluginCache pluginCache)
at Sdl.Core.PluginFramework.ValidatingPluginLocator.ValidateThirdPartyPluginDescriptors()
at Sdl.Core.PluginFramework.ValidatingPluginLocator..ctor(IPluginLocator baseLocator)
at Sdl.Desktop.Platform.Implementation.Studio.LoadPlugins(Boolean loadThirdPartyPlugins)]]></StackTrace>
<InnerException>
<Type>System.Xml.XmlException, System.Xml, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</Type>
<LineNumber>1</LineNumber>
<LinePosition>1</LinePosition>
<SourceUri />
<HelpLink />
<Source>System.Xml</Source>
<HResult>-2146232000</HResult>
<StackTrace><![CDATA[ at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String arg)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.InvalidCharRecovery(Int32& bytesCount, Int32& charsCount)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.GetChars(Int32 maxCharsCount)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ReadData()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.SwitchEncoding(Encoding newEncoding)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.SwitchEncodingToUTF8()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseXmlDeclaration(Boolean isTextDecl)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
at System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(XmlReader reader, LoadOptions options)
at Sdl.Core.PluginFramework.Implementation.Plugin.Load(IPluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor, IPluginCache pluginCache)]]></StackTrace>
</InnerException>
</Exception>
<Environment>
<ProductName>SDL Trados Studio</ProductName>
<ProductVersion>14.0.0.0</ProductVersion>
<EntryAssemblyFileVersion>14.0.5889.5</EntryAssemblyFileVersion>
<OperatingSystem>Microsoft Windows 8 Single Language</OperatingSystem>
<ServicePack>NULL</ServicePack>
<OperatingSystemLanguage>1033</OperatingSystemLanguage>
<CodePage>1251</CodePage>
<LoggedOnUser>System\Atul</LoggedOnUser>
<DotNetFrameWork>4.0.30319.42000</DotNetFrameWork>
<ComputerName>SYSTEM</ComputerName>
<ConnectedToNetwork>True</ConnectedToNetwork>
<PhysicalMemory>1973040 MB</PhysicalMemory>
</Environment>
</SDLErrorDetails>