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How to disable microsoft edge completely

This makes it impossible for the browser to start since the system can’t find its required file.

Proceed to rename the folder with anything of your choice – just appending _disable should do work.

Search for the folder with a name starting with Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.īe careful not to choose the folder named Microsoft.MicrosoftEdgeDevToolsClient.

You can follow this path if you’re Windows is installed in C Drive C:\Windows\SystemApps.

Open the folder with preinstalled Windows apps.

Go to your Local Disk C:\ or Windows OS installation drive.

However, worry not because you can follow these same steps to disable it again.

However, in the event that you update your Windows, the app will be re-enabled. It will disable the Microsoft Edge browser and will save all the data associated with the browser. Here, you are basically opting for the safest and easiest method. Rename and Disable Microsoft Edge in Windows As mentioned, it might not work in a few cases if the Windows is updated to the latest due to Microsoft’s hard software policies. This will remove and uninstall the Microsoft Edge browser from your Windows computer. It should look something like this: Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_44.18362.1.0_neutral_8wekyb3d8bbwe | Remove-AppxPackage Copy the full value and edit the Get-AppxPackage command replacing PackageFullName with the copied information.Here is an example of how it will look: Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_44.18362.1.0_neutral_8wekyb3d8bbwe

Search for the result that contains the text Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Type in the following Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageFullName and press Enter. Enter the Get-AppxPackage command so that you can view all installed apps.

Right-click the PowerShell icon and select Run as Administrator.

Search PowerShell in the taskbar search box and select it from the list of results.