In the registry...
In the Taskbar Search Box type:
regedit. Open this up and navigate to the following location. You can copy and paste this into the Registry Editor address bar.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft
Right-click on the ‘Microsoft’ folder and select ‘New’, then ‘Key’. Name the key ‘EdgeUpdate’ and then right-click on it. Select ‘New’ then ‘DWORD (32-bit) Value’ and call this ‘DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium’.
Once created, double-click to open the key and change its value to ‘1’. Click ‘OK’ and it’s safe to close the Registry Editor. Microsoft Edge now should not automatically return on your PC.
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Mine is set like this, and I haven't seen an EDGE update... ever.
This registry tweak, just disables EDGE updates. It does not disable or remove EDGE.
IF you plan to use EDGE more than occasionally... then just delete the
DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium value on the right side in the registry.