Why is edge running in the background after copilot installation?

Anonymous
2023-10-01T02:12:28+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-29T21:26:25+00:00

    No. KB5031455 makes no difference for me. I don't have Copilot available (EU). MS Edge keeps running in the background.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-10-31T14:06:19+00:00

    Someone created a recent discussion thread on the r/MicrosoftEdge subreddit reporting the same bug:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftEdge/comments/17hnscf/edge_keeps_running_in_the_background/

    Please, we need updates from Microsoft on the issue, and a fix is required ASAP.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-04T14:37:36+00:00

    Another thread on Reddit asking why and reporting the same issue:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftEdge/comments/17njaiu/why_is_edge_still_running_in_the_background_when/

    Please fix this mess. It's very annoying and unacceptable behavior.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-04T16:31:34+00:00

    I am getting a bit tired of this stuff running in the background that I do not use and apparently does this by default. First it was Edge browser which I never use, but noticed one day in Task Manager several threads of Edge running. So I disabled that because task manager actually indicated High resource use. If what I read is true Copilot is another mess that tries to add itself to the startup apps.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-11-16T11:05:15+00:00

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