Important
Working on the latest supported Windows versions. Run Windows Update before following this guide.
1. Open Powershell > RUN AS ADMIN
2. Paste in irm https://gist.github.com/ave9858/c3451d9f452389ac7607c99d45edecc6/raw/UninstallEdge.ps1 | iex and press enter
3. Microsoft Edge will be completely uninstalled.
Note
The Microsoft Edge Update service might remain, this is normal as it is required for updating WebView2.
| # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023 ave9858 <[email protected]> | |
| # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0 | |
| $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 = $microsoft.OpenSubKey('Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge') | |
| if ($null -eq $uninstallRegKey) { | |
| Write-Error "Edge is not installed!" | |
| } | |
| $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!" |
I'm getting an error even after following the guide, please explain.
That error happens when Edge is already uninstalled, can you show screenshot of edge on your system?
Here's the screenshot
Does it show up in Control Panel?
Does it show up in Control Panel?
Yes, in control panel and apps and features
Are you able to just manually uninstall? Can you try repairing and then attempting uninstall again?
Are you able to just manually uninstall? Can you try repairing and then attempting uninstall again?
There is no option to manually uninstall. In control panel it can only be repaired and it requires "MicrosoftEdgeEnterprisex64.msi" to actually repair it, even if say I deleted the edge folders manually it will attempt to restore it in the next security patch.
You installed MSI version of edge, checking how best to remove that. you can download the msi from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download
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.
please what steps ate u talkin about i just ran the script and got this
That comment is outdated, it's based on an old version of the guide which had you do a different set of steps manually instead of running a script. Running the script can't cause any issues like that
That error happens when Edge is already uninstalled, can you show screenshot of edge on your system?