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Having the exact same issue.
no settings can fix this
Why is edge running in the background after copilot installation?
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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.
Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11
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2024-06-07T11:26:14+00:00 -
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2024-07-31T13:08:52+00:00 Hi. Sorry for the late reply.
I set it up like this for months, and the fix still works flawlessly. For the fix to work you also have to disable everything related to MS Copitol in both Windows OS and Edge, and of course, have Edge's System and Performance settings so that apps and extensions do not continue to run when you close the browser. It is the set of measures applied correctly that fixes the problem.
It may also be the case that another program, process, or Windows service keeps MS Edge running in the background when it closes. So, you will have to continue investigating on your own, in my case this is no longer an issue after following all the steps indicated in the guide I posted in this thread.
I hope you sort it out. Trust me, I know how annoying this Edge (mis)behavior can be. MS Edge devs doesn't care at all and this is likely intended.