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
    2020-08-10T18:17:27+00:00

    I use Firefox, a Browser called Brave and Opera GX. I use Firefox for banking and paying bills, Brave for when sites work better on that one and Opera GX for watching streamers on Twitch. 

    Ever since Firefox first came out way back when, I've been using that and have not looked back when it came to the Swiss Cheese Browser known as IE. Then when Brave came along I got hooked on that as that one; I LOVE. mainly over the built in ad blockers that works more than other ad blockers. 

    Then Opera GX, a browser for gamers; that one I have two Ad blockers installed, one's the sock and one's not stock and both of them working together keeps ads from ruining my browsing experience. and any site that tells me I need to take them off to view things, is a site I avoid.

    So I have no need for Internet Explorer better known as Swiss Cheese or Edge. as no matter how many times Microsoft can proclaim that their browser is secure, past experience tells me that they're just lying through their teeth. 

    I really see no reason for Internet Explorer or Edge to be on here. What are they going to do, integrate it in such a way that if you do uninstall it, it makes the system unstable and instant blue screen? That will just push people to say "Hasta Luego" to Windows and "Bonjour" to Linux/Unix Operating systems or even Mac Operating systems.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-08-11T04:07:34+00:00

    Hi Polygony,

    Thanks for reply and Thanks,

    More info about "Microsoft Edge".

    Microsoft  decides to replace the old Edge browser with the Chromium-based version and make it the default for Windows 10.

    Windows 10 version 20H2

    The Chromium-based version of the Edge browser has been available since April 2019, but it remains an optional version users can choose to install. Later in 2020 that's set to change and Microsoft will include the Chromium version by default in a Windows Update.

    Microsoft has just started talking about the next feature update for Windows 10, an update that will appear as Windows 10 version 20H2 later in 2020. 

     Windows Insider Program, confirmed that 20H2 will "include the new Microsoft Edge based on Chromium."

    What this means for end users, if you haven't manually upgraded to Chromium Edge, the 20H2 update will replace the old Edge with the Chromium version for you.

    Switching to Chromium, Microsoft is taking advantage of the speed and compatibility of Chrome while offering strong privacy and some helpful extras. There's also a number of tips and tricks you can use to make it even better. With the old version disappearing completely before the end of 2020, Microsoft will focus on the new Edge.

    Viewers may want to Read about the Notice in Settings.

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