Edge remains running

TairikuOkami · Nov 22, 2023

OAT said:
Also, you don't 'call' an .exe, you 'start' it and you use 'start /wait' before returning control to the batch.

/wait waits for exe to close, so it would not work in this case.

ThrashZone said:
Edge and of course bing.

Someone should test, if blocking Bing via DNS, HOSTS or a firewall, would not prevent it from running.
I do not know, which particular setting or policy works for me, but Edge always closes instantly.

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OAT · Nov 22, 2023

Megahertz said:
I used to do batch files on the dos era.
As you seem to be good in PS, can you write it for me?

No need for a powershell file.
Mine looks like that. I have renamed pskill.exe (sysinternal) to plain kill.exe to be consistent with unix/linux
After that, just create a shortcut of that .cmd file and paste it to the taskbar.
The benefit of pskill is that it kills process names but also process IDs.
-Please be aware that ps.exe is pathed thru environment variables or need to be present in something already pathed.-

Code:

@echo off
cls
Kill msedge
exit

Megahertz · Nov 22, 2023

I did a Edge.cmd and it seems not to be working (Kill isn't recognized as a cmd)
@echo off
cls
Call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe"
Kill "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe"
exit

OAT · Nov 22, 2023

Megahertz said:
I did a Edge.cmd and it seems not to be working (Kill isn't recognized as a cmd)
@echo off
cls
Call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe"
Kill "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe"
exit

Please read my post again.
-Please be aware that using a hard kill could corrupt Edge user profile files.

Megahertz · Nov 22, 2023

It seems to be working

@echo off
cls
Call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe"
taskkill /IM "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" /F /T
exit

When you use Call the batch only proceed when you close the application, MSEdge in this case.

Megahertz · Nov 22, 2023

FreeBooter said:
Use the attached batch script to stop apps running at background.

I did run FreeBooter script so I don't know if it is his script or if it is mine. But it is working.

dacrone · Nov 22, 2023

just use Sordum's edgeblock portable. when you're done using edge, block it. i use brave and keep edge blocked. it never runs in the background... at all...
if i EVER need to use it, i just tick the radio button to unblock it and use it, then block it again