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
    2020-08-05T06:36:50+00:00

    Do a system restore to get the old edge back. But it will only be temporary

     I know how to disable the update, and watch it closely so it doesn't reinstall. But it has to be watched

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-08-04T20:10:07+00:00

    I am so upset.  I lost all my shortcuts from internet explorer. I wouldnt mind edge if I could keep fined them and keep them.  Several time did restore to system got rid of microsoft edge. I got internet explorer back, but that dam micro soft edged came back. Dam go away. Does anyone know how to find my short cuts.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-08-03T08:52:03+00:00

    I'm currently using edge. It's  ot the edge update as I don't want it as it deletes all of my cookies and forces me to authenticate and two step verify, things I've saved and lose work information and research saved. It overwrites the old edge without saving any of the files. Thats why I'm ticked, its making more work for me and locking me out of things, and losing information I didn't have to think about and now cant remember.

     While While I don't like how they did it it's this aspect that pisses me off.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-08-03T04:52:12+00:00

    Hi

    BETA Outlook.com was called Advanced Innovative Technology August 2017.

    See the new Blue words at the bottom of an email.

    See the Grey Box at the bottom of Inbox when an email message is deleted.

    The List of "Features" is/are endless.

    I got "Edge" 6-12-2020 and it Sits.

    Remember: Stay clear of the "Edge". Don't Go near the water when Sharks are there.

    Don't look at the sun when the moon is passing. Stuff will happen in Computer land.

    Time is almost up for the classic Microsoft Edge browser that launched with Windows 10. After slowly deploying the new Chromium-based Edge over the past several months, Microsoft is rolling the browser out widely. If you’re on any recent build of Windows 10, the new Edge will arrive on your machine via Windows Update soon. 

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    Microsoft spent years trying to entice Windows 10 users to open Edge, going so far as to push “warnings” about Chrome’s battery life usage. In the end, Microsoft threw in the towel and announced its move to Chromium in late 2018. The first developer builds of Edge came just a few months after the announcement. Roughly a year later, the browser was ready for prime time. 

    Chromium Edge (Microsoft just calls it “Edge”) uses the same open-source engine behind Google’s Chrome browser. It even looks a bit like Chrome, but Microsoft has made some changes to bring it in-line with the Windows aesthetic and integrate custom features like collections, a dark theme, and tracking prevention. It’s also much faster and better at rendering pages than Microsoft’s EdgeHTML engine from the legacy Edge browser. 

    Microsoft started pushing the Chromium Edge browser to some PCs in January 2020. There was also a manual download for those who wanted to run the latest and greatest right away. Only people running the April 2018 update (version 1803) got the browser automatically, allowing Microsoft to watch for any issues in the upgrade.

    Now, the new Edge is rolling out to anyone running version 1803 through the latest May 2020 update. Version 2004.

    Microsoft says the KB4559309 update will add Edge to your PC. The upgrade process will move your favorites, passwords, and other personal data from the old browser to the new one. However, there is No Way To Go Back to the legacy version of Edge after upgrading. You can avoid the update for a bit longer if you really want the old browser for some reason, but its days are numbered.

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