How do I stop Edge from automatically opening on start up? Windows 10 Pro 64 20H2

Anonymous
2020-11-12T00:43:35+00:00

Edge is opening EVERY TIME I REBOOT!

Insidiously it is absent from all STARTUP control systems so we CAN'T STOP it.

Does congressional investigations of unfair trade practices do nothing?

How can microsoft be so trumpianly abusive?

Microsoft Edge | Open the browser | Windows 10

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Anonymous
2022-01-13T23:24:24+00:00

Hello, 

Edge version 97.0.1072.62 contains the fix and will be installed per your regular update policies over the next day or so. If you'd like to force the update immediately, you can head over to edge://settings/help in the address bar or Settings > About Microsoft Edge and trigger the update manually.

If you've made any registry edits or GPO changes as mitigation, you can revert those after the update!

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-01-06T00:30:30+00:00

    Back on topic, there is a tool from SysInternals (now in Microsoft) called "Autoruns".

    You have to be careful what to disable naturally but there are a lot of older software apps that may be calling something that causes Edge to load at start up / log in.

    I even found this article 2 Ways to Stop Microsoft Edge From Loading at Startup on Windows (partitionwizard.com) & going into GPO's still didn't work.

    There is no reason that this should be occurring & to stop it should be straight forward.

    I suggest EVERYONE who lands here goes to this article

    Stop Microsoft Edge from starting automatically

    Tell them is is NOT helpful & submit & give them an earful for them to finally address this responsibly.

    They have taken what has been a relatively strong & stable browser & are step by step making it unusable again.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-01-06T04:14:56+00:00

    Hear, here. If only Microsoft had ears to hear.

    Clearly, it is their choice to not solve this problem.

    The strategy is clear, people are far too lazy to fight back against domineering software.

    The masses will use Edge simply because it is always open on their desktop.

    That my friends is as sleazy as it comes.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-01-06T04:23:42+00:00

    Did not work

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-01-06T04:25:20+00:00

    Does not work.

    Edge continues to open regardless.

    Not one PC, all 21 computers at my office and home.

    Hear, here. If only Microsoft had ears to hear.

    Clearly, it is their choice to not solve this problem.

    The strategy is clear, people are far too lazy to fight back against domineering software.

    The masses will use Edge simply because it is always open on their desktop.

    That my friends is as sleazy as it comes.

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