How do I remove Microsoft Edge From Windows 10?

Anonymous
2020-06-11T00:50:33+00:00

I've poked around and all threads on this question seem to have been locked. I'm not sure why we're forced to have edge installed if we don't want it. Can someone please provide exact instructions on how to remove Edge?

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Anonymous
2020-10-27T21:33:02+00:00

Hey there, everyone

Microsoft Edge cannot be uninstalled from Windows. This is because the browser is built into Windows - but gets updates separately from the Windows Update client. 

No matter which command you decide to run in PowerShell, this will not work. You can, of course, use an alternative browser. To do this, please download and install a browser of your choice though the Microsoft Store, or though the web browser. 

Once you launch the other web browser, such as Chrome, it will ask you if you want to make that browser a default browser. Once you select this, everything should open in Chrome, and not Edge. 

For those who are saying that Microsoft is forcing you to use Edge. You can use a different browser instead of Edge. Just like, if you were using an iPhone, you can install another browser instead of the built-in browser called Safari. Android systems have a built-in browser too, which cannot be uninstalled, but you are able to use a different browser too. 

Is this something new? No, browsers have always been built into the OS. Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 have Internet Explorer which is built into the OS. Windows 8, 8.1, 10 also have Edge built in too. 

As nothing more can be added to this thread, I am going to go ahead and lock the thread. If you would like to leave feedback about Microsoft Edge. You can do so via the Feedback Icon within the browser next to your Avatar (Profile Picture). 

Regards,

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-08-06T11:10:17+00:00

    Thank you for that. (I can't see any 'thank' button in these forums (only a 'Solved my problem' one, which would confuse people in my case).

    It's the first clearly written story of the update I've seen, and will save me some of the note-scribbling and trying to read between the lines.  It's also a start to getting my head round what Windows versions there have been between the preinstalled version in my new laptop (1809) and the latest one, and hence what intermediate KB updates to install if any, and in what order.  (Sums at school were never this hard.  And mine were back in the 1960s, when there was only one right answer!).

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-08-06T10:30:41+00:00

    Thanks for the firewall idea - I must try that!  And if I find that Windows overrides my security program's one, pethaps my router's one will work.

    You are welcome. Glad that I could help at least a bit. Windows will probably try to override your firewall so router's is probably a good idea. Mine still works, but i believe it is matter of time. Currently I need five block rules in order to prevent apps abusing it for connecting to internet. But that's only part of solution, because, ads for it is still all over the place.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-08-06T10:16:33+00:00

    Thanks for the firewall idea - I must try that!  And if I find that Windows overrides my security program's one, pethaps my router's one will work.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-08-06T02:39:24+00:00

    Writing "Problem solved." doesn't mean that it is, it only discredit you. Windows never offered its calculator when i installed other, nor poped up question if i want to use it instead. That comparison is silly, and only show lack of understanding of the subject. Windows map doesn't annoy you if you us Google or Yandex maps, Outlook doesn't annoy if you use Thunderbird or eM, Skype doesn't annoy you if you use Vieber or WhatsApp. There is no reason for Edge to do that. Edge is not the only one that does that, but it is more annoying than others. And it is the only one with security issue (at least for me). If some other app tries to use snipping tool or paint, not much I can do to stop it, but it would make no sense. App trying to connect the internet is another matter, and since I cannot uninstall the program that I don't trust, only option is to block it via firewall.

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