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As the title says, I was wondering why Edge is running in the background after Windows Update installed and I disabled Copilot from the taskbar. Edge's settings right now are like this:
Sidebar: disabled
Show Bing chat on sidebar: disabled
Startup Boos: disabled
Continue running background extensions and apps when Microsoft Edge is closed: disabled
And now I found this running in the background with the browser closed:
That's not even the browser's updater service. I stopped the task and it opened itself again a few minutes later.
As if the fake widgets I don't like or use are always running in the background despite many things I've tried, now I have Edge using system resources for no apparent reason.
Please help me find a solution to this problem.
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Hello everyone,
The problem has been fixed after applying the optional Windows 11 update with KB5031455, which was released on October 26, 2023. I recommend that you all update your Windows 11 to fix this problem.
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The same issue occurs on my end. This must be fixed as soon as possible. I don't use Copilot either in Windows 11 OS or Microsoft Edge. After the MS Edge "Copilot" update, this bug broke the Edge "Continue running background extensions and apps when Microsoft Edge is closed" setting.
Any update on that? It's very annoying. Edge is running in background using CPU, SSD, network, ruining S0 sleep mode (as if it wasn't broken already...). Latest stable here. Should I look for another browser? And delete Edge by force to be sure? (Yes it's possible). Fix it, please.
I see the same issue. With Build 22621.2361.