How do I unistall the Microsoft Edge "Update"

Anonymous
2020-02-07T21:31:32+00:00

How do I uninstall the Microsoft Edge "Update" on my computer?  I accidentally installed it and I don't even use Microsoft Edge.  I know I can't uninstall Microsoft Edge, but hopefully I can at least uninstall the Update.  It really, really stinks Microsoft forces people to have Edge on their computer because it just takes up storage space, slows your computer down and the browser tracks your surfing history.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-06-16T23:13:17+00:00

    Mine did the same thing.  I finally called Microsoft directly (1-800-642-7676) and it took about two hours for them to remove it and bring it back to the Legacy edition.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-06-01T20:34:36+00:00

    I was not able to uninstall Edge, but I found a workaround - Use Chrome with the Kami Extension.

    I tried to removev it via Powershell, and this is what Powershell said:

    Remove-AppxPackage : The request is not supported.

    error 0x80070032: AppX Deployment Remove operation on package

    Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_44.18362.449.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe from:

    C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe failed. This app is part of Windows and cannot be

    uninstalled on a per-user basis. An administrator can attempt to remove the app from the computer using Turn Windows

    Features on or off. However, it may not be possible to uninstall the app.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-05-31T20:52:30+00:00

    Me neither.  And I hate to try something with little instructions that tell me what to do.  I am afraid I would mess up everything.  If we uninstalled everything and brought it back to 'factory issued' eliminating anything added, would that bring back the old Edge?

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-05-31T19:36:43+00:00

    Someone said we could try powershell. How do I get on to that? I suck at PC's.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-05-30T01:01:24+00:00

    I don't know.  I am afraid to do anything not knowing how Microsoft has set this up.  I'm afraid I could lose everything.  I'm not a well-versed in Microsoft so I am cautious.

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