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I have Windows 10 Pro running my computer and would like to completely get rid of Edge. I don't use it and don't plan on ever using it so it's basically just a nuisance to me. Any help would be appreciated.
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As far as I know, it isn't possible to get rid of Edge completely. However, you can install some other web browser and set it as the system default.
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I hope this is helpful! Best Regards, Utkarsh
This used to work, but Microsoft figured out how many millions of people were unintalling Edge (because it's hot garbage), and they closed the back door.
Thank you BillWells for 'emotional ' support ! ! I'm nudging 80. (?? Your pic looks like me, in NZ ?)
Way back, I was hired as an engineer's assistant with programming experience and found myself in a government office with a recently installed Wang network of PC's that nobody was utilising - except for an accountant using Lotus. Some staff would occasionally turn on a PC because there was a word-processing package installed with no instructions - so in spare moments some would play around on their PC making lists or typing a letter.
One day I found Win1 disks in a drawer and didn't know what they were for. A few weeks later I idlily shoved Disk 1 in the disk drive and told it to install. That was a shock - the monitor went from mono to full colour - We had colour monitors??? My brain went into hyper-drive trying to figure out what Microsoft Windows was in spare moments between work needs - and then learning how to use it. A few weeks later the engineering manager called me into his office, and I thought "Oh no, redundancy!". Not. He had spotted I was using a colour monitor and he was at a loss as to where it had come from, so, I had to show him we all had colour monitors running monotone software. Upshot was prompt Win1 installation on all PC's, some tutoring which led to heavy use of Win Write, purchasing Excel, and all subsequent Windows upgrades.
So, I'm one of the oldies that experienced the growth of Windows TM, and I am now perplexed by the number of gimmicks built into Win10-Win11 when alI I want is a base machine I can knock work out on. EG - When touch-screen monitors came out, I definitely did not want one - I saw them as a gimmick for show-offs. I have some WinXP install disks, so I'll reinstall to my three main PC's - extra benefit is my software will work again, after stalling on Win10. I saw lately something about dumping the "Print Screen" function - ? - I use it quite often. My present PC project is a book about NZ heritage mapping.
RE - Win7 - Yes, I loved Win7, and will likely install to an old PC soon. I have a stack of old PC's on hand to rebuild for fun.
I will Not cut Microsoft any slack. I used to work there.