Uninstall Edge.md

Edge Chromium

Note: If your system region is part of the EEA the option to uninstall Edge normally is rolling out in the latest updates for Windows and Edge. With some registry edits, you can change the region after install.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge, remove NoRemove.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientState\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}, delete experiment_control_labels if it exists.

Create HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdateDev and add the AllowUninstall value. This replaces the experiment_control_labels blocker on later versions of Edge.

Run uninstall in Settings or Control Panel.

If both WebView2 and Edge Chromium are uninstalled, Microsoft Edge Update will uninstall itself.

Edge Chromium can be reinstalled from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/download.

EdgeUWP

EdgeUWP is removed in latest patch of Windows

Delete HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\InboxApplications\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_x.x.x.x_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe (The version will vary depending on your Windows version). This will ensure EdgeUWP is not installed on new accounts.

To remove EdgeUWP on existing accounts, create a key under EndOfLife named the SID of the account that has EdgeUWP, and create a key under that named Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe. After that, you can use Remove-AppxPackage in powershell to remove. Remove the Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe key after (THIS STEP IS IMPORTANT, WINDOWS UPDATE WILL ERROR IF YOU DON'T!).

UninstallEdge.ps1

$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
$regView = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView]::Registry32
$microsoft = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]::OpenBaseKey([Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive]::LocalMachine, $regView).
OpenSubKey('SOFTWARE\Microsoft', $true)
$edgeUWP = "$env:SystemRoot\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe"
$uninstallRegKey = $microsoft.OpenSubKey('Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge')
$uninstallString = $uninstallRegKey.GetValue('UninstallString') + ' --force-uninstall'

$edgeClient = $microsoft.OpenSubKey('EdgeUpdate\ClientState\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}', $true)
if ($null -ne $edgeClient.GetValue('experiment_control_labels')) {
	$edgeClient.DeleteValue('experiment_control_labels')
}
$microsoft.CreateSubKey('EdgeUpdateDev').SetValue('AllowUninstall', '')
[void](New-Item $edgeUWP -ItemType Directory -ErrorVariable fail -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
[void](New-Item "$edgeUWP\MicrosoftEdge.exe" -ErrorAction Continue)
Start-Process cmd.exe "/c $uninstallString" -WindowStyle Hidden -Wait
[void](Remove-Item "$edgeUWP\MicrosoftEdge.exe" -ErrorAction Continue)

if (-not $fail) {
	[void](Remove-Item "$edgeUWP")
}

Write-Output "Edge should now be uninstalled!"

DONT FORGET TO REMOVE THE MICROSOFT EDGE REGISTRY KEY AFTERWARDS OR ELSE YOU WILL WASTE MANY HOURS OF YOUR LIFE FIXING WINDOWS UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!

DONT FORGET TO REMOVE THE MICROSOFT EDGE REGISTRY KEY AFTERWARDS OR ELSE YOU WILL WASTE MANY HOURS OF YOUR LIFE FIXING WINDOWS UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please explain.

Follow all steps of the guide, don't quit when edge has disappeared.

DONT FORGET TO REMOVE THE MICROSOFT EDGE REGISTRY KEY AFTERWARDS OR ELSE YOU WILL WASTE MANY HOURS OF YOUR LIFE FIXING WINDOWS UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please explain.

God bless you

wow it works with that strange appx-remove trick...
.md -> SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft
.ps1 -> SOFTWARE\Microsoft
why they differ?
thanks...

wow it works with that strange appx-remove trick...
.md -> SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft
.ps1 -> SOFTWARE\Microsoft
why they differ?
thanks...

The script selects the 32 bit registry automatically ($regView = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView]::Registry32), while the guide uses regedit so you have to navigate to it manually.

Wouldn't it also make sense to remove it with DISM (so that new users don't have the AppX)?

Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object { $_.DisplayName -like "*Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge*" } | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online

Wouldn't it also make sense to remove it with DISM?

Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object { $_.DisplayName -like "*Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge*" } | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online

That's not necessary, and I'm not sure if it work because edge legacy is a system app, not a regular app preinstalled.

Why would it not be necessary? It still stays as a provisioned package after you uninstall it.

Why would it not be necessary? It still stays as a provisioned package after you uninstall it.

That's not edge legacy, do you see that on the system at all with new users (outside of when you search for it in PowerShell or whatever)? That app should be removed when you uninstall Edge chromium.

It seems like Edge uninstalled incorrectly in my VM, after re-running the script the package seems to disappear, sorry about that.

The script selects the 32 bit registry automatically ($regView = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView]::Registry32), while the guide uses regedit so you have to navigate to it manually.

very nice

Worked flawlessly! I can even install WebView2 without Edge reinstalling!

Thanks. How to remove Edge components in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft? I have here EdgeCore, EdgeUpdate, EdgeWebView. EdgeUpdate Services still running in my system.

Thanks. How to remove Edge components in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft? I have here EdgeCore, EdgeUpdate, EdgeWebView. EdgeUpdate Services still running in my system.

That's for Webview2, not the main edge browser. You should keep those files.

That's for Webview2, not the main edge browser. You should keep those files.

Hmm, in the EdgeCore folder I have fully worked Edge Browser 👀 This is normal?

Hmm, in the EdgeCore folder I have fully worked Edge Browser 👀 This is normal?

Yes, it won't run on its own. WebView2 and edge share components and you can launch the Edge UI through that folder if you manually run it.