Therefore, you can simply prevent the msedge.exe executable from running on Windows using the Applocker, Software Restriction Policy, or Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC). Unfortunately, I was unable to find a simple GPO or registry setting that would disable the Edge browser launch. If you don’t want to completely uninstall MS Edge from your Windows device, but just want to prevent users from using it, you can disable it. How to Disable Microsoft Edge in Windows?
And while you can fix this error by following the instructions in the link, I still recommend using the first method because it’s much easier. Get-AppxPackage -allusers –Name _1.37_neutral_8wekyb3d8bbwe | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsersīut I ran into the error HRESULT: 0x80073CFA when trying to uninstall the built-in app. Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers "*edge*"|select Name,PackageFullName I have also tried to uninstall built-in MS Edge as a regular Microsoft Store app (UWP/APPX): Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" -Name DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium -Type "DWORD" -Value 1 –Force Set-item -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" You can create this registry key and parameter using PowerShell: To disable the automatic installation and updating of Microsoft Edge through Windows Update, you must create the DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium registry parameter. Don’t forget to install an alternative PDF viewer if you used Edge to view PDF files. Be sure to set a different default browser in Windows and configure file associations for *.HTML and *.HTM.
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