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
    2023-12-08T19:30:03+00:00

    Quick response to above 3:

    • The 3 Edge services are only for updating and are all always stopped anyways unless an update comes in or is triggered under

    "About Microsoft Edge" manually.

    • Group Editor setting "Disable" only disables the choices below ("prevent ..." or " allow ..."). If "Disabled" is selected, it is whatever the default by Microsoft for this item is.

    So, I'm sorry to say, suggested settings did not work, as DJK_999 mentioned.

    At this point, keep bombarding the Edge team with complaints in Feedback Hub or straight from Edge.

    I wouldn't be that concerned but I like Edge otherwise in everything.

    Cheers

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-08T21:42:08+00:00

    Hello,

    I am not a computer expert. I was curious if I was the only one who sees specific applications (when I control, alt., and delete to go to the task manager. Microsoft Teams will show 19 are running in the background, and so many other apps do the same. Why does this occur when only one application is opened by me? Duplicates, triplicates, etc., are always running. This happens with all of my computers. If anyone has an answer for me, I would appreciate it. There has got to be an explanation.

    Thank you,

    Robin Berry

    Chart Retrieval Specialist

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  3. Paulo GM 72,225 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-12-09T10:57:35+00:00

    I believe this is because of Copilot, and I may have found a method that could work. What I did to test this theory was to make sure the option "Continue running background extensions and apps when Microsoft Edge is closed" was turned off, and then I disabled Copilot for all users using option two from here. After I gave the computer a restart, Edge did not appear to be running in the background when I closed it. Perhaps this can work for everyone as well.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-09T16:22:36+00:00

    I like Copilot for Windows so I won't be disabling it. Interested if others give it a try with good results.

    If that really is a band-aid to the problem, maybe it will lead the Edge developers down the right path to fix it.

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  5. Paulo GM 72,225 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-12-10T01:57:53+00:00

    The method is indeed for those who do not use Copilot. But since the method worked, we can now confirm that it is the culprit why Edge stays running in the background.

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