Select ‘New’ then ‘DWORD (32-bit) Value’ and call this ‘DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium’. Name the key ‘EdgeUpdate’ and then right-click on it. Right-click on the ‘Microsoft’ folder and select ‘New’, then ‘Key’. You can copy and paste this into the Registry Editor address bar. Open this up and navigate to the following location. Making changes to the Registry always carries risk and should be done carefully.Ĭlick the ‘Search’ button on the desktop and look for ‘Registry Editor’. For most people, editing the Registry is the easiest way to do this, but touching it always comes with a warning. Stop Microsoft Edge from reinstalling automaticallyįiguring out how to remove Microsoft Edge from Windows 10 is only half the battle, if you don’t stop it from being reinstalled automatically, then you might well find it has snuck back in during future updates. You may still see it in the Start Menu, but it won’t open anything and the annoying ‘Restore recommended’ for web browsing in the Settings app will have gone. There’s no restart involved, Microsoft Edge will now be removed from your system. Now, enter this command: setup -uninstall -force-uninstall -system-level Your Command Prompt will now change to show that you’re in the folder you navigated to above. You can find that information in the ‘About’ section of Edge’s settings. When entering it, substitute ‘xx’ for the current version number of Microsoft Edge installed on your PC. First, you need to navigate to the correct folder using this command: cd %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\xx\Installer As Quick Assist no longer is a capability it is not needed anymore in Windows 11 22H2.Removing Microsoft Edge in Command Prompt is a two-step process. The Apps+buildnr.txt contains a list will all apps that should be removed.Ĭapabilitites+buildnr.txt contains a list of the capabilities that should be removed. The download contains the following files. I have updated the remove apps PowerShell script so it can be run without a capabilities file as we no longer need to remove Quick Assist as a capability. Cannot see it being used in an enterprise. Quick Assist – is no longer a Windows Capability it is now a built-in app instead of a capability.ĬlipChamp – video editor, requires a Microsoft Account. I wrote a post on Quick Assist before, It is maybe a good enough solution but for small companies maybe ok, but I still think it should be removed. Teams Personal is one example of a similar app to Teams that causes unnecessary helpdesk calls and confusion for the end-users.Īttack vector is also a thing built-in apps have vulnerabilities and some apps are being abused like Power Automate and Quick Assist. Is uninstalling built-in apps still a thing, yes it is. Windows 11 22H2 has some changes when it comes to removing built-in apps. I have updated the script I use to uninstall built in apps in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
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