How to revert back to the old version of EDGE

Anonymous
2020-03-10T00:43:31+00:00

I installed the new Secure Edge browser. Big mistake. How can I go back to the old one?

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 10

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-06-07T20:06:12+00:00

    Thank you for your reply, but i don't understand a word of what you typed for me to do. i am not tech savvy. can you please break down your info in simply term. thanks

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-06-07T17:27:58+00:00

    Hi Cleo, here's a quick example of how to remove Edge using PowerShell


    Open an Elevated Windows PowerShell session by searching, [ Win + s ], for PowerShell and select "Run as Administrator".

    The PowerShell Prompt will be displayed similar to;

    PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

    To see a list of all installed Windows apps for the current user account, enter the following and press Enter/Return key ...

    Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageFullName >"$env:userprofile\Desktop\Apps_List.txt"

    Above text is all on the one line and there's a space between PackageFullName and the right chevron >

    Currently, I'm using the Legacy version of Edge and the info provided from Apps_List.txt (on the Desktop), is ...

    Name: PackageFullName:
    Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_44.19041.1.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe

    So, if I wanted to remove Edge I'd enter the following and press Enter/Return key ...

    remove-appxpackage Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_44.19041.1.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe

    Again, above is all on one line, with a space between 'package' and 'Microsoft.'.


    As far as I'm aware, Edge Legacy is restored after you remove Edge Chromium and it's ability to AutoUpdate.

    To prevent the Chromium AutoUpdate, open Notepad and copy&paste the following emboldened text ...

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate]

    "DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium"=dword:00000001

    The blank line after "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00", is intentional. Save this text file with any name you wish. Change the file extension, for example, rename chromium.txt to chromium.reg

    Merge this .reg file into the Registry by double-clicking it, or right-click it and select 'Open with' then 'Registry Editor'.

    Click Yes, when prompted "Are you sure you want to continue?".

    Note that making this Registry change will never prevent you from explicitly installing Edge Chromium at a later time.


    Kind regards.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-06-07T00:40:35+00:00

    new update feature does not have read  out loud . i want to revert back. apps and features 

    Microsoft edge update uninstall (grayed)

    number below 810.416.81

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-06-06T09:33:25+00:00

    Good Link, Rose.

    The Tenforums article should answer most peoples queries about co-existence of Edge Chromium and Edge Legacy.

    I was trying to help people that were unable to uninstall Edge owing to the option being greyed-out, and prevent them from using the crowbar-technique of doing a System Restore! <grin>

    Not everyone is comfortable using the command-line Get-AppXPackage for uninstalling Apps, hence my suggestion of using the "Windows 10 App Remover".

    It's straight forward to use, there's no command line or complicated procedures to follow, you just choose the App and uninstall it. This can be done on a per-user or device basis.

    Kind regards.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-06-06T07:22:59+00:00

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