How to uninstall Microsoft Edge

[admin]

Don't want Edge on your Windows 10 PC? Here's how to uninstall Microsoft's web browser and stop it being reinstalled.

How to uninstall Microsoft Edge : Read more

 

[Saptarshi95]

It did work for 2weeks. I thought i got rid of edge. But again the same problem has come back. Can u plz guide about what to do now. I have tried many different ways but didnt work.

 

[ParisExpat]

Ahem.... Will the registry modification in
"How to uninstall Microsoft Edge: Stop Edge reinstalling"
Work in Windows 7?
Thank you for your reply!

 

[Zetein]

The commands provided in the post did not work for me, however by tinkering just a little, they ran just fine, so I'll share these changes.

In case the commands don't work, try this:



1. Instead of:
cd %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\<edge version>\Installer

use

cd ${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft\Edge\Application\<edge version>\Installer

Explanation: ${Env:<variable>} is a string substitution of an environment variable . Does the same as what %<variable>% should do, but the first wasn't working here.
(don't forget to replace <edge version> with your respective edge version, as instructed in the post)



2. Instead of:
setup.exe --uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall

use

./setup.exe --uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall

Explanation: Using "./" before a command tells the commandline that the issued command is a file located in the current directory (the one you have used the "cd" command to switch to).



P.S.: You can avoid the second step by issuing a single command instead:
${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft\Edge\Application\<edge version>\Installer\setup.exe --uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall

 

[Egres53]

Don't want Edge on your Windows 10 PC? Here's how to uninstall Microsoft's web browser and stop it being reinstalled.

How to uninstall Microsoft Edge : Read more

Worked perfectly, for ONE Day!!! tried it again, icon on home page went away again, but found 12+ mb of files in programs cant find a way to remove them.... Help

 

[Mocod]

Everything worked perfectly, except the registry trick: I had the magical key, but MS however succeeded to reinstall Edge in the last update! (KB5000736)
I had to follow the procedure again, but I'd really like to get rid of it definitely...
Thank you.

 

[benjegbert78]

The commands provided in the post did not work for me, however by tinkering just a little, they ran just fine, so I'll share these changes.

In case the commands don't work, try this:



1. Instead of:
cd %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\<edge version>\Installer

use

cd ${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft\Edge\Application\<edge version>\Installer

Explanation: ${Env:<variable>} is a string substitution of an environment variable . Does the same as what %<variable>% should do, but the first wasn't working here.
(don't forget to replace <edge version> with your respective edge version, as instructed in the post)



2. Instead of:
setup.exe --uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall

use

./setup.exe --uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall

Explanation: Using "./" before a command tells the commandline that the issued command is a file located in the current directory (the one you have used the "cd" command to switch to).



P.S.: You can avoid the second step by issuing a single command instead:
${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft\Edge\Application\<edge version>\Installer\setup.exe --uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall

Thank you ever so much! as you have known, the cd command did not work as it was originally posted, but you saved the day with your fix! I am indebted to you, kind Zetein, for your very good advising.