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
    2024-03-11T14:05:28+00:00

    Hello All,

    this topic seems to go on and on, with various recommendations/fixes, and always different results for a lot of people.

    Personally, I don't have any issues anymore ... Edge always closes immediately. However, I'm not sure what did it ... tweaks in registry and group editor, in Windows settings and, of course, in Edge itself. I did all of them and left them. Also, no OneDrive (accessible via web anyways), no Teams, no NewOutlook, no Telemetry, etc. ... more privacy and less Ai / big brother. I prefer to control/set/maintain things myself.

    Not sure either if the new Edge version 122 made a difference.

    So, all is good here!

    However, I'm sticking with "InPrivate" mode just to avoid the Hollywood gossip and sports under the search bar ... don't want to switch to Google and Address bar in Edge settings> privacy > at the bottom... to avoid them.

    I think this topic is closed for me .. everything works fine.

    Cheers

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-10T03:31:21+00:00

    This worked for me:

    in Group Policy Editor go to

    Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Microsoft Edge

    And double click, then enable this setting:

    Where it says options, select 'Prevent pre-launching'

    Then double click and enable this setting:

    And in the options select 'Prevent tab preloading'

    I also went to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > App Privacy

    and enabled this setting:

    And in the options selected 'Force Deny' for all apps, however I don't think it was necessary, or even did anything.

    Hope this helps

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-05T07:16:16+00:00

    Perfect. And Edge Beta is just as stable as normal version

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-03-05T06:58:31+00:00

    Yes, regarding the use of edge beta, I tested the following=

    1. Install Microsoft Edge Beta
    2. Check and kill in Task manager any Edge processes which is still running.
    3. From now on, leave alone the stable version and use the beta version instead.

    When the beta close, all Edge processes running in the background are closed too.

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