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
    2020-06-11T00:59:29+00:00

    Hello Buggscreen,

    I'm John an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you. I want to apologize if you encountered this issue. I understand you want to remove Microsoft Edge.

    Uninstall the New Edge Chromium

    Press Start then search Settings

    Click Apps then under Apps and Features find Microsoft Edge

    Click Uninstall

    If you got your New Edge Chromium via windows update, I'm sorry you can't uninstall it. According to the article below that the new Microsoft Edge does not support the removal of this update.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/455930...

    For the Old Microsoft Edge, we don't recommend to Uninstall it because it's a part of core piece of Windows. You can disable it by performing the below instructions.

    Press WIN+R to open Run then type: C:\Windows\SystemApps

    Find Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder.

    Right-click the Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder and click Rename.

    Rename the folder Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe.old and click Continue.

    I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any further concerns.

    Sincerely

    John DeV

    Independent Advisor

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-06-11T02:30:44+00:00

    Hi John,

    Thank you for the tips. I found MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe and tried to delete the folder but that didn't work. Renaming it did but then it was using a bunch of disk space. So... I selected properties on the folder, changed the ownership to me, enabled hierarchical application of changes. With that done, I closed the properties dialog then hit delete and it's gone... I'm not sure if anything was broken but my laptop boots fine and everything I use still seems to be working.

    Thank you for your help. If anyone wants the detailed procedure I can post a step-by-step guide on what I did.

    Cheers...

    Sergio

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-06-11T02:36:00+00:00

    Hello Buggscreen,

    Thank you for updating me that information. You're welcome. You can post the procedure on your next reply so that other users experiencing the same issue will be guided by that information.

    Sincerely

    John DeV

    Independent Advisor

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-06-15T17:41:47+00:00

    Besides deleting Edge, is there a way to remove it from invading various parts of the OS? I am having to reset which programs open which file types like *.PDF. It thinks Edge should do this instead of Acrobat now... and Edge is in the right-click "open with" menu. I couldn't even exit the "Welcome to Microsft Edge" screen at boot up and had to end it's task lol - the only option was to proceed with it.

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