Edge keeps running in the Background

Anonymous
2023-10-23T13:57:28+00:00

Hi All,

I know ... this is old and usually easy ... turn off "Startup Boost" and "Continue running background apps ..."

I have those off and it always worked they way it supposed to.

All of a sudden Edge keeps running.

Indication for still running comes from Ccleaner, which removes all trackers. All of a sudden I get the message:

(paraphrased) Ccleaner can't clean because Edge is still running ... needs to be forced shut down"

In Task manager I also still see 11 Edge processes going even though Edge is shut off.

Again ... "Startup Boost" and "Background Apps ..." are unchecked in settings.

Any suggestions?

I repaired Edge already and nothing changed. Its updated.

PS: I checked in another machine (Win10), same Edge version ... no problems here ... all Edge processes in Task Manager disappear

when shutting Edge down.

Thanks

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-24T00:52:35+00:00

    I thought the problem would be fixed in version 122 but it not. I just updated Edge to 122 and the bug is there.

    Edit: actually the bug is fixed now, Edge is closing properly.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-12T23:34:21+00:00

    Hi All,

    it is my suspicion that all the new "big Brother" aiding features need Edge to be running in the background.

    That's why I got rid of all of these: Copilot, Teams, OneDrive, Outlook in general, Telemetry, etc.

    BTW - all can be accessed signed in online / from your browser, e.g., onedrive.com ... none need to be on your computer (except maybe copilot). All of this stuff is useless and does not need to be installed if you want to use it.

    That being said ... again ... I switched to Edge "InPrivate" view, as default ... problem gone! And no annoying

    gossip, sports, weather **** under the search field anymore!

    Cheers

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-11T14:19:33+00:00

    I tested on my sister's computer and Edge is working normally and closing all process after the browser is closed. However Copilot is not activated in the system.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-08T09:46:32+00:00

    I installed the Beta Version 122.0.2365.16 (official build) beta (64-bit) of Microsoft Edge (Windows 11).

    I use CCleaner, and so far, it has been closing as it should (like it had before the issue came up).

    I noticed Edge was rather sluggish to operate, so I turned off all the copilot features, which made a noticeable difference.

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