Friday, May 5, 2023

How to Uninstall Microsoft Edge Browser Completely

How to Uninstall Microsoft Edge Browser Completely

  • Warning: Take a backup of existing system before you perform these steps. It comes with no warranty.
  • Restart Windows 11 in safe mode (try web search restart windows 11 safe mode)
  • Explore to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\
  • Select All directories and press Delete.
  • Press Continue if asked.

 


  • Restart the system in Normal mode.
  • Install other browser of your choice. [For eg: Librewolf https://librewolf.net/installation/windows/]
  • Note1: Some applications may stop working.
  • Note2: There are lot of methods available online for uninstalling Edge Browser of which none of them works. For eg:
    • "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\112.0.1722.58\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall
    • Remove-AppxPackage <Full Package Name> 
    • and some some registry tweaks.

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