Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11
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I'm on the same build. You need to activate, it is disabled by default.
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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Anonymous
2024-01-19T21:42:09+00:00 -
Anonymous
2023-11-16T14:58:08+00:00 I have ALL updates (it's Nov 16 now) and the issue still persists!!!
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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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Anonymous
2023-10-01T19:41:57+00:00 Hi Chandy and thank you for answering.
And yes, all the other settings are disabled, so I guess all I can do is wait to see if another update fixes the problem even though I'm not using Copilot in this computer.
In any case, thank you for submitting the issue and I'll just hope for the best.
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Anonymous
2024-01-19T20:08:00+00:00 Because obviously Microsoft WANTS Edge to run regardless of choosing option in the browser NOT TO in the background, the easiest thing to do is to enable End Task option (Settings->System->For Developers) when you right click on the app on the taskbar (I don't think that every Windows 11 has this option, but 23H2 has). From now, I'm always closing like this, and kills all the processes. Thanks Microsoft, finally great use for one of your features that you add.
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