sp123 Posted May 4, 2023 ID:1566018 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Is there a way to uninstall Microsoft Edge from Windows 10 without using some 3rd party "uninstaller". I have tried all the tricks I could think of, but even when I get the uninstaller running, it errors out or doesn't do anything. Just curious if it's even possible, short of deleting it manually or breaking Windows. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted May 4, 2023 ID:1566022 Share Posted May 4, 2023 There is a Command Line option, have you tried it ? Referenced below in #4 https://www.cloudwards.net/how-to-uninstall-microsoft-edge/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp123 Posted May 4, 2023 Author ID:1566023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) Thanks, but it didn't work (even after a reboot) Maybe I'm doing something wrong? Edited May 4, 2023 by sp123 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted May 4, 2023 ID:1566025 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Ok, sorry the hear that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp123 Posted May 4, 2023 Author ID:1566026 Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) It's fine. MS really makes removing Edge hard. It worked on an ancient Windows 10 VM, so maybe it's specific to newer versions of W10 or just my system Edited May 4, 2023 by sp123 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted May 4, 2023 Root Admin ID:1566031 Share Posted May 4, 2023 No promise @sp123 but here are some other possible resources https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-uninstall-microsoft-edge It’s Time to Stop Using Microsoft Edgehttps://www.howtogeek.com/888506/stop-using-microsoft-edge/ Microsoft Edge Has a Data Leak From a Broken Bing Featurehttps://www.howtogeek.com/888512/microsoft-edge-has-a-data-leak-from-a-broken-bing-feature/ Why You Should Stop Using Google Chrome Todayhttps://www.howtogeek.com/881609/why-you-should-stop-using-google-chrome-today/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp123 Posted May 4, 2023 Author ID:1566035 Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) Thanks, but sadly those didn't work. I already don't use Edge and uninstalled Chrome, just Firefox (with MB browser guard and uBo of course). I'm not super invested in removing it, so not really a problem, I was just curious if there was a way. Thank you both for your help Edited May 5, 2023 by sp123 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted May 5, 2023 Root Admin ID:1566043 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Don't give up yet. Please give this one a try https://winaero.com/uninstall-microsoft-edge-if-uninstall-button-is-grayed-out/#:~:text=1 To Uninstall Microsoft Edge If the Uninstall,e.g. 83.0.478.58\Installer %2C which contains the setup.exe file. setup.exe --uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted May 5, 2023 Root Admin ID:1566048 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Never mind. That was from a couple years ago. Why can't I uninstall Microsoft Edge?https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/why-can-t-i-uninstall-microsoft-edge-ee150b3b-7d7a-9984-6d83-eb36683d526d Microsoft Edge is the web browser recommended by Microsoft and is the default web browser for Windows. Because Windows supports applications that rely on the web platform, our default web browser is an essential component of our operating system and can’t be uninstalled. To provide our users with compatibility, compliance, accessibility, and performance, we'll continue updating Microsoft Edge through the browser installer or Windows updates. Microsoft Edge gives users full control over importing personal data from other browsers. In addition, Windows users can download and install other browsers and change their default browser at any time. Microsoft Edge help & learninghttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge Contact Microsoft Supporthttps://support.microsoft.com/contactus/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted May 5, 2023 ID:1566049 Share Posted May 5, 2023 1 minute ago, AdvancedSetup said: Microsoft Edge gives users full control over importing personal data from other browsers. In addition, Windows users can download and install other browsers and change their default browser at any time. And is used to push BING and other Microsoft constructs and products in a monopolistic fashion. [IMHO] 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted May 5, 2023 Root Admin ID:1566052 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Have to have that hook in to Open AI with BING and MS Edge Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to support us building artificial general intelligence (AGI)https://openai.com/blog/microsoft-invests-in-and-partners-with-openai 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp123 Posted May 13, 2023 Author ID:1567231 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Sorry, for some reason the forum didn't notify me someone replied. 100% agree with you. I have Firefox set as my default browser, and M$ still tries their hardest to bully me into using Edge. Thanks for all your help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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