Adobe Media Encoder CC Version 12.1.2 (Build 69) Doesn't Launch

Adobe Media Encoder CC  Version 12.1.2 (Build 69) doesn't launch as a stand alone program. When I try to open the program nothing happens. No error message. Just nothing changes. I can launch AME through Premiere Pro by rendering a project, but wont launch as a stand alone program as I said.

I read various forums and people talking about this problem and the only solution that I found which works for me on a PC running WIndows 10 is by going into the C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\SLCache directory and opening up a file called X19zbGNfZmVhdHVyZXNfXw==.slc in Notepad. I then delete the contents of the file, save, and AME will open on the following attempt.

The problem is that this solution doesn't work as a one-time, permanent fix. Each time I want to launch AME I have to first go into this file again, delete the contents again, and then save again. I have even tried making the X19zbGNfZmVhdHVyZXNfXw==.slc file "Read Only", but it doesn't help to fix the problem permanently.

Is there a better solution for this problem? Thanks.