MS Edge dominating default browser and automatically importing settings, etc.


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I have noticed a very annoying behavior in Windows 11 Pro x64 on my system. Microsoft Edge opens maximized and automatically imports my Google Chrome data (bookmarks, passwords, etc.) without any warning. A few times Google Chrome has been reset back to default (at least it appears that way as all data is gone). I do not use MS Edge at all. With Telemetry disabled and Copilot removed in Windows 11, this breaks Edge.

Anyone tried removing Microsoft Edge on a production system using Remove-MS-Edge, found on Github?
 
Windows Build/Version
Windows 11 Pro 23H2 OS Build 22631.4460

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Dell 16 Plus DB16255
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    AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 w/ Radeon 860M 50 TOPS
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You can try to disable services and tasks to update MS Edge for example with Autoruns64.
Make sure it's not in the autoloader and don't run it.
Maybe something will be enabled again when Windows updates are downloaded.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 11 Home
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI MS-7D98
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    Intel Core i5-13490F
    Motherboard
    MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI
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    2 x 16 Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) PSD516G560081 6400MT (32-37-37-74); 1.35V)
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    GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12G (GV-N4070WF3OC-12GD)
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    Bluetooth Аудио
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    INNOCN 15K1F
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    1920 x 1080
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    WD_BLACK SN770 250GB
    KINGSTON SNV2S1000G (ELFK0S.6)
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    Corsair K70 RGB TKL
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    Corsair KATAR PRO XT
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    100 Mbps
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    Firefox
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    Microsoft Defender Antivirus
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    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/66553205
From Microsoft:
Hopefully this will help : Redirecting
 

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    Windows 11 Home 25H2 26200.8524
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    HP Pavilion TP01-2xxx
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    AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
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    8gb
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    Radeon Graphics 4.00GHZ
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    ViewSonic
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    HP
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    wireless Microsoft
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    FireFox
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    Avira
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    Updated Windows 10 to 11 25H2 26200.8524
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    HP 8653 (U3E1)
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    ViewSonic
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    #3 System: HP laptop Windows 25H2 11Pro 26200.7840

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Dell 16 Plus DB16255
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    AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 w/ Radeon 860M 50 TOPS
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    Dell 0PKMHG
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    32GB LPDDR5X 7500 MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon 860M integrated (shared memory)
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    Stereo speakers (2.5 W x 2 = 5 W total peak)/Realtek SounzReal/Dolby Atmos
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Displays: 16" 1920 x 1200 (Full HD+/WUXGA) 300 nits 60Hz *** Samsung - 27” Odyssey FHD IPS 240Hz G-Sync Gaming Monitor
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    1920x1080 @ 60Hz
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    EG6 KIOXIA 1TB NVME
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    Ice Blue
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    "dual-fan" or "enhanced" air-cooling system
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    Logitech M650 Wireless/Bluetooth
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    800/600 Fiber
Good luck with that. Edge is considered a core component of the operating system. Other components of WIndows depend on it. Rather than uninstalling it, I suggest you disable it's autostart, unpin the taskbar icon, delete any desktop icon, and leave it be. Let it be out of sight, out of mind
This is also from Microsoft

Why can't I uninstall Microsoft Edge? | Microsoft Support

Learn more about why you can't uninstall Microsoft Edge on your Windows computer.
support.microsoft.com support.microsoft.com
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    2x1tb Solidigm m.2 nvme /External drives 512gb Samsung m.2 sata+2tb Kingston m2.nvme
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    #1 Edge #2 Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26200.8457
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Beelink Mini PC SER5
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics card(s)
    integrated
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Crucial nvme
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    still too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    System 3 is non compliant Dell 9020 i7-4770/24gb ram Win11 PRO 26200.8457

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS ROG Strix
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS VivoBook
glasskuter said:
Good luck with that. Edge is considered a core component of the operating system. Other components of WIndows depend on it. Rather than uninstalling it, I suggest you disable it's autostart, unpin the taskbar icon, delete any desktop icon, and leave it be. Let it be out of sight, out of mind
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That is what Microsoft is trying to make Edge be like in Windows 11. After the EU won over Microsoft, Microsoft has to allow Edge., Bing, Copilot, and Recall uninstall options.

glasskuter said:
This is also from Microsoft

Why can't I uninstall Microsoft Edge? | Microsoft Support

Learn more about why you can't uninstall Microsoft Edge on your Windows computer.
support.microsoft.com support.microsoft.com
Click to expand...

Common Microsoft wording on making you believe you cannot do something because they want their dominating software to be used while greatly spying on your activities. Now, even in File Explorer, Microsoft is pulling the number of files, type of files, and extracting XML data back to them for some unknown reason. Probably relating to Recall (or Click To Do) feature.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 16 Plus DB16255
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 w/ Radeon 860M 50 TOPS
    Motherboard
    Dell 0PKMHG
    Memory
    32GB LPDDR5X 7500 MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon 860M integrated (shared memory)
    Sound Card
    Stereo speakers (2.5 W x 2 = 5 W total peak)/Realtek SounzReal/Dolby Atmos
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Displays: 16" 1920 x 1200 (Full HD+/WUXGA) 300 nits 60Hz *** Samsung - 27” Odyssey FHD IPS 240Hz G-Sync Gaming Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    EG6 KIOXIA 1TB NVME
    Case
    Ice Blue
    Cooling
    "dual-fan" or "enhanced" air-cooling system
    Mouse
    Logitech M650 Wireless/Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    800/600 Fiber
Edwin said:
I've used it on every update, successfully..., hasn't broken anything yet!
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This is the type of feedback I am needing. I plan on removing Microsoft Edge using Remove-MS-Edge script and wanting to know if it is good enough for a production system.

The Windows 11 24H2 guest OS in VirtualBox runs good so far, however, I have not had any updates to install, yet, to verify it all works good.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 16 Plus DB16255
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 w/ Radeon 860M 50 TOPS
    Motherboard
    Dell 0PKMHG
    Memory
    32GB LPDDR5X 7500 MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon 860M integrated (shared memory)
    Sound Card
    Stereo speakers (2.5 W x 2 = 5 W total peak)/Realtek SounzReal/Dolby Atmos
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Displays: 16" 1920 x 1200 (Full HD+/WUXGA) 300 nits 60Hz *** Samsung - 27” Odyssey FHD IPS 240Hz G-Sync Gaming Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    EG6 KIOXIA 1TB NVME
    Case
    Ice Blue
    Cooling
    "dual-fan" or "enhanced" air-cooling system
    Mouse
    Logitech M650 Wireless/Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    800/600 Fiber

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI MS-7D98
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-13490F
    Motherboard
    MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI
    Memory
    2 x 16 Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) PSD516G560081 6400MT (32-37-37-74); 1.35V)
    Graphics Card(s)
    GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12G (GV-N4070WF3OC-12GD)
    Sound Card
    Bluetooth Аудио
    Monitor(s) Displays
    INNOCN 15K1F
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    WD_BLACK SN770 250GB
    KINGSTON SNV2S1000G (ELFK0S.6)
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W
    Case
    CG560 - DeepCool
    Cooling
    ID-COOLING SE-224-XTS / 2 x 140Mm Fan - rear and top; 3 x 120Mm - front
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB TKL
    Mouse
    Corsair KATAR PRO XT
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender Antivirus
    Other Info
    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/66553205
abactuon said:
Such scripts usually don't live too long.
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True. One reason why I research the scripts to see what it does to remove something. Microsoft will try its best to break the script of removing something from the OS.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 16 Plus DB16255
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 w/ Radeon 860M 50 TOPS
    Motherboard
    Dell 0PKMHG
    Memory
    32GB LPDDR5X 7500 MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon 860M integrated (shared memory)
    Sound Card
    Stereo speakers (2.5 W x 2 = 5 W total peak)/Realtek SounzReal/Dolby Atmos
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Displays: 16" 1920 x 1200 (Full HD+/WUXGA) 300 nits 60Hz *** Samsung - 27” Odyssey FHD IPS 240Hz G-Sync Gaming Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    EG6 KIOXIA 1TB NVME
    Case
    Ice Blue
    Cooling
    "dual-fan" or "enhanced" air-cooling system
    Mouse
    Logitech M650 Wireless/Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    800/600 Fiber
Nipdawg said:
That is what Microsoft is trying to make Edge be like in Windows 11. After the EU won over Microsoft, Microsoft has to allow Edge., Bing, Copilot, and Recall uninstall options.



Common Microsoft wording on making you believe you cannot do something because they want their dominating software to be used while greatly spying on your activities. Now, even in File Explorer, Microsoft is pulling the number of files, type of files, and extracting XML data back to them for some unknown reason. Probably relating to Recall (or Click To Do) feature.
Click to expand...
You don't want Edge spying on you, yet you use Chrome? Not defending Edge at all but Chrome is designed to spy on you as that is Google's primary income stream.
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 build 26200.7296 / WSL 2 running Ubuntu
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 14 5430
    CPU
    Intel i7-1355U
    Motherboard
    Dell 0GMW80
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 14", LG 32" Curved Wide screen monitor and LG Ultrawide 26"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz, 1920 x 1080 @ 100Hz and 2560 x 1080 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 1TB NVME Gen 4 M.2 SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Keyboard
    Dell KM3322W
    Mouse
    Dell Trackpad or Dell KM3322W
    Internet Speed
    900mb down / 400mb up FTTP
    Browser
    Edge 142.0.3595.90
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Windows 365
    1TB OneDrive
    Outlook Classic
    Visual Studio Code running in WSL
    Python 3.14
    Samsung Magician
    Garmin Express
    Dell TB16 Thunderbolt dock
    WSL
    WEI Score: 8.3
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    Windows 11
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    Tablet
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    Microsoft Surface Pro 7
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    Core i5 - 1035G4
    Motherboard
    Microsoft
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    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Plus
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    Surface touch
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    2736 x 1824
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    128GB
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    Microsoft
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    Microsoft Keyboard
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    None
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    Microsoft Surface Keyboard
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    Microsoft Arc Intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    900mb / 400mb FTTP
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
markw51 said:
You don't want Edge spying on you, yet you use Chrome? Not defending Edge at all but Chrome is designed to spy on you as that is Google's primary income stream.
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I understand. I have been trying to disconnect from Google for a while, but MS Edge pulls much more information from Windows than Google pulls from one's browsing and use of Chrome.

I do use Mozilla Firefox mostly, because I run Fedora Linux (dual boot) too. I have Firefox sync'ing for the dual boot.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 16 Plus DB16255
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 w/ Radeon 860M 50 TOPS
    Motherboard
    Dell 0PKMHG
    Memory
    32GB LPDDR5X 7500 MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon 860M integrated (shared memory)
    Sound Card
    Stereo speakers (2.5 W x 2 = 5 W total peak)/Realtek SounzReal/Dolby Atmos
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Displays: 16" 1920 x 1200 (Full HD+/WUXGA) 300 nits 60Hz *** Samsung - 27” Odyssey FHD IPS 240Hz G-Sync Gaming Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    EG6 KIOXIA 1TB NVME
    Case
    Ice Blue
    Cooling
    "dual-fan" or "enhanced" air-cooling system
    Mouse
    Logitech M650 Wireless/Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    800/600 Fiber
BruceR said:
How to stop Microsoft Edge from importing Google Chrome browsing data at launch
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Why should anyone need to go in to Microsoft Edge's Settings to disable it when Edge is not used. I understand adjusting the Edge Settings to prevent another automatic import of Chrome settings, but this should not be occurring in the first place. However, Microsoft even breaks these settings as Edge will automatically re-import Chrome settings.

I did find the autorun registry entry for Edge and removed it. Edge no longer, at least for now, automatically opens after restarting Windows. I have this will get set back on the next Edge update. This is why I plan on removing Edge soon.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 16 Plus DB16255
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 w/ Radeon 860M 50 TOPS
    Motherboard
    Dell 0PKMHG
    Memory
    32GB LPDDR5X 7500 MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon 860M integrated (shared memory)
    Sound Card
    Stereo speakers (2.5 W x 2 = 5 W total peak)/Realtek SounzReal/Dolby Atmos
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Displays: 16" 1920 x 1200 (Full HD+/WUXGA) 300 nits 60Hz *** Samsung - 27” Odyssey FHD IPS 240Hz G-Sync Gaming Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    EG6 KIOXIA 1TB NVME
    Case
    Ice Blue
    Cooling
    "dual-fan" or "enhanced" air-cooling system
    Mouse
    Logitech M650 Wireless/Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    800/600 Fiber
Update:

Removing MS Edge is only temporary.

I am so fed up right now, that I am so tired of trying too.

Microsoft won this battle.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 16 Plus DB16255
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 w/ Radeon 860M 50 TOPS
    Motherboard
    Dell 0PKMHG
    Memory
    32GB LPDDR5X 7500 MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon 860M integrated (shared memory)
    Sound Card
    Stereo speakers (2.5 W x 2 = 5 W total peak)/Realtek SounzReal/Dolby Atmos
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Displays: 16" 1920 x 1200 (Full HD+/WUXGA) 300 nits 60Hz *** Samsung - 27” Odyssey FHD IPS 240Hz G-Sync Gaming Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    EG6 KIOXIA 1TB NVME
    Case
    Ice Blue
    Cooling
    "dual-fan" or "enhanced" air-cooling system
    Mouse
    Logitech M650 Wireless/Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    800/600 Fiber

How to stop Edge install

Hi I have Chrome installed on this PC and do not want to change. How do I stop Edge from installing when I run Windows update. Cheers Daniel
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

Or just block it

www.sordum.org

Edge Blocker v2.0

If you want to block EDGE, the default Windows 11 and 10 browser, for any reason, you can use free and portable Programm Edge Blocker.
www.sordum.org www.sordum.org
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
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