How to Uninstall/Reinstall Edge

After Windows Update on LTSC, it gets installed for no reason. I never asked for it. And it does not let me uninstall even with direct execution of setup.exe with the uninstall flag.

The one reason I am using Windows is because Apps can be run in a portable manner, unlike Linux. So I never had to install any programs even after resetting the system. Forcing all these things in, I may as well just use Linux.

Here you say Edge can't be uninstalled, yet your earlier post give steps to do just that.

BTW, when I ran that command nothing happened. I don't see an option in your instruction to run PowerShell as Administrator.

Confused …

My reason for wanted a reinstall is that I have a situation whereby any/all cookies with zero (0) bytes will never delete, even though a message says they have.

I had hoped a new install would cure that.

Tnx.

Followed the instructions all the way to the Powershell. However when I typed in .\setup.exe -uninstall -system-level -verbose-logging -force-uninstall and hit enter all it did was return to the original prompt.

I have attempted several times to use the method you have suggested unfortunately, it's not working here is a copy of what I typed in the Windows PowerShell after opening it at the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\126.0.2592.68\Installer

PS C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\126.0.2592.68\Installer> .\setup.exe -uninstall -system-level -verbose-logging -force-uninstall

After I hit Enter it came back with PC C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\126.0.2592.68\Installer

When I attempt to download Edge, it says it's already installed, I'm doing something wrong?

The reason I'm trying to uninstall Edge to reinstall it is I apparently damaged the file somehow when cleaning up some files in the registry. Currently, when Edge opens it shows this error message.

This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.

<Application xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><VisualElements ShowNameOnSquare150x150Logo="on" Square150x150Logo="126.0.2592.68\VisualElements\Logo.png" Square70x70Logo="126.0.2592.68\VisualElements\SmallLogo.png" Square44x44Logo="126.0.2592.68\VisualElements\SmallLogo.png" ForegroundText="light" BackgroundColor="#173A73" ShortDisplayName="Edge"/></Application>

Is there an easy way to repair this problem so that Edge opens to this link?

Microsoft Start (msn.com)

I have already tried in settings under the Start, Home, and new tabs "When Edge Start" to set it to the above link as the "Open the new page tab"

that didn't work either.

(Yeah it's an older thread) You're kidding right? You bought your COMPUTER, but when you started using Windows you clicked on the EULA. Don't like it? Switch to linux. MS can tell you to go pound sand as it is their product and you have an agreement to use it. You don't own it.