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?

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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. Drew - 810 Reputation points
    2021-12-12T06:57:42+00:00

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-09-23T07:30:35+00:00

    Edge is opening EVERY TIME I REBOOT!

    For some users, but for so far unknown reasons, this happens if the lock screen is set to use Windows Spotlight. Affected users should try changing Background to something else at Windows settings ⚙ > Personalization > Lock screen and, to be sure, turn Off Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-09-16T19:48:11+00:00

    Hey there Jon, 

    I know this was posted a while ago but it looks like a lot of folks are landing on this thread via search so I want to make sure you and other folks landing here can stop Edge from appearing when you don't want it. 

    Try this change in Windows Settings:

    1. Go to Start  > Settings .
    2. Select Accounts > Sign-in options.
    3. Turn off Automatically save my restartable apps when I sign out and restart them when I sign in.

    Source: Stop Microsoft Edge from starting automatically

    My settings were already set to off so is there something else to help?

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-08-09T16:23:36+00:00

    No, I have already tried all these fixes. Please don't send me repeat fix methods; do your research and look back on the increasingly looooong fix attempt string to see what's been tried, first.

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