Can't Stop Edge from Opening at Startup

Anonymous
2021-04-05T17:07:03+00:00

I imagine this is very old news, but I thought I'd put it together, maybe Microsoft or Community can help.

I’ve got Windows 10. After an update, Microsoft Edge is now apparently permanently running at startup. Since I primarily game using the machine, the Edge startup is an annoyance, repeated now hundreds of times. I must shut off the program each time to see my background. So, I embarked on a journey to disable Edge at startup. It’s been fruitless.

I can only assume marketing elements at Microsoft said: “Let’s make Edge activate on startup to sell it. The people are sheep, and they won’t be able to not use the program, if IT’S ALWAYS THERE.”

I’ve now spent hours looking for fixes and trying to resolve this. Here’s what I tried (nothing worked):

1.

Open Task manager > Startup Tab
Look for Microsoft Edge then Disable

(Edge wasn’t listed)

2.

Press Start then search Settings
Select Accounts. >Click Sign in Options.
Scroll all the way down and turn off "Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting up my device after an update or restart,"

(Turned it off, didn’t stop it)

3.

Press WIN+R to open Run
Type in shell:startup then hit Enter.
Look for Edge inside the folder then delete it.

(Edge wasn’t listed, the folder was empty)

4.

Click on start menu (Left bottom of screen) Type cmd in keyboard Command prompt option will appear. Right-click on Command Prompt. Select Run as Administrator. Then type sfc /scannow (Space before slash) there and hit enter. Let the scan be 100% and completed. Then: Again click on start menu(Left bottom of screen) Type cmd in keyboard Command prompt option will appear. Right-click on Command Prompt. Select Run as Administrator. Then type DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth (Space before all slash) Hit Enter Let the scan be 100% and completed. After that restart your pc. Then please try updating from this https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/3159635/windows-10-update-assistant link manually then again restart the pc. You will be updated.

(I may have been updated, but it didn’t help. I restarted the computer, tried all the above fixes, no help.)

(BTW, this fix was given to me by a Microsoft Help Chat agent. Funny I couldn’t find it online. Well, now you will be able to.)

(Microsoft or somebody, please tell me I’m wrong, and I don’t have to see this crappy marketing scheme play out again indefinitely.)

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 10

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Anonymous
2022-01-13T23:12:17+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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  3. Anonymous
    2021-06-24T10:31:03+00:00

    Hello William,

    I too suffer from this just in the past week, it is intensely irritating too.

    Note.. I log in via m MS account.. I do hope this issue is not appended to that else I will attempt a local login only.

    I too have gone through the list to fix except point 4 but now tried that with the same result as you have had .. No Joy, however thank you for posting an extra possible avenue that might work for someone else.

    If this is not a common issue then I might suggest it could be a result or cause of something that was inadvertently or innocently downloaded (while taking the necessary scan precautions of course).

    The avenues you have listed above are all the safe ways to try and fix this issue I am now going to look under the bonnet and if I find some way to fix this issue I will come back and let you know.

    AMP

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-06-24T23:10:59+00:00

    Hello again William,

    So, as promised I have come back with a result and I have resolved this issue for me..

    Please go through these safe steps as per link below..

    when you visit this site, If not done so, try the very first option in the link below and turn off the completion of your account setup after update or restart This is in the "sign in options" (very last toggle button) under the settings page. turn it off

    I did mine via the registry (long hand.. :-) ) and secured several other routes including restriction via my firewall to stop any top end triggering in the future too.

    However the first one of the safe options on this site should give you the same result, don't forget to check the triggers and actions in the task scheduler too if any other of the main options don't work for you.

    https://thegeekpage.com/how-to-stop-microsoft-edge-opening-automatically-in-windows-10/

    Let me know how you get on..

    AMP

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