Renaming or deleting the configuration file is not a workaround that we have come up with it is suggested directly from Adobe. Here is a link to the section of the troubleshooting page that details this:
tn_19105.html#user_config
It is very safe to do, but it will result in you having to remove the installed extensions then re-installing them. Please give this a try and let us know if the issue persists.