How to Uninstall and Reinstall Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft Edge is the new and lightweight default Web browser in Windows 10 Operating Systems and it is designed to replace the Internet Explorer in the future. Microsoft Edge is a core component in Windows 10/11 OS and for that reason you cannot uninstall the new browser, by using the classic removal method,via "Program and features" in Control Panel. But in several cases, Microsoft Edge is not working as expected and you have to remove and re-install it on your computer.

In this tutorial you can find detailed instructions on how to uninstall/remove and re-install Microsoft Edge on your Windows 10/11 PC.

How to Remove/Uninstall & Re-Install Microsoft Edge. (Windows 10/11)

Method 1. Completely Uninstall Edge from your PC.

Method 2. Manually Remove Edge from Windows 10/11.

Method 1. Completely Uninstall Edge from your PC.*

If you want to completely remove Edge browser from you computer, follow the instructions below:*

* Note/Update: This method doesn't work anymore. Skip to Method-2.

1. Open File Explorer and navigate to this location:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\XX.X.XXX.XX\Installer

* Where XX.X.XXX.XX= the installed Edge version.

2. Highlight and right-click on folder path in address bar and select Copy.

3. Now open Command Prompt as Administrator.

4. Type cd press spacebar and then press CTRL + V to paste the copied path and hit Enter.

e.g. in this example the command will be:

• cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\89.0.774.63\Installer

5. Finally type the following command and press Enter, to completely uninstall Edge from your PC:

• setup.exe –uninstall –system-level –verbose-logging –force-uninstall

6. Close command prompt and you're ready. *

* Note: If you want to reinstall the Microsoft Edge browser in the future:

a. Navigate to Microsoft 's Edge page.
b. Click the the START MICROSOFT EDGE button and then follow the onscreen instruction to download the latest version of Edge browser.

Method 2. Remove Microsoft Edge manually from Windows 11/10.

The second method to remove Microsoft Edge browser from Windows 10/11, is to remove/delete its corresponding App package and application files from your PC. To do that:

Step 1. Start Windows in Safe Mode.

To boot Windows 10/11 in Safe Mode:

1. Press Windows   + R keys on your keyboard to load the Run dialog box.
2. Type msconfig and press Enter.
3. Click the Boot tab and then check the Safe Boot option.
4. Click OK and restart your computer.

Note: In order to boot Windows in “Normal Mode” again, you have to uncheck the “Safe Boot” option by using the same procedure.

Step 2. Enable Hidden files view & Close Edge Tasks.

1. Open File Explorer and at View tab check the Hidden items box, to show hidden files & folders.

2. Then press CTRL + ALT + Del and open Task Manager. At the Processes tab, terminate all running instances of Microsoft Edge, by selecting them one-by-one and clicking End Task.

Step 3. Remove Microsoft Edge "Packages" & "Application" folders:

1. Now open File Explorer and navigate to this location:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft

2. Delete (or move to another location on disk), the following folders:

• Edge
• EdgeCore

3. Then navigate to this location:*

• C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages

* Note: Replace %username% with your own username.

4. Delete (or move to another location on disk), the following folders:

• Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe
• Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe

3. When done, close Windows Explorer and restart Windows normally. *

* Note: To restart Windows in Normal Mode:

1. 1. Press Windows   + R keys on your keyboard to load the Run dialog box.
   2. Type msconfig and press Enter.
   3. At General tab, check the Normal Startup option (OR uncheck the “Safe Boot” option in Boot tab)

Step 4. Download Firefox Browser (optional step).

1. If you don't own another web browser installed on you PC, open Microsoft Store, search for "Firefox" and click on Microsoft Firefox in the results.
2. Then click the Get button to install Mozilla Firefox.

Step 5. Install Microsoft Edge.

1. Using another web browser (e.g. Firefox, Chrome, etc.), download Microsoft Edge's setup file, from: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/download

2. Click Accept and download when prompted.

3. Finally double-click on the MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe file to start the installation of Microsoft Edge.

4. Wait for the installation to complete and you're done!

Additional Help to fix Edge problems:

A. After applying the steps above, Microsoft Edge should be reinstalled and running without any issues. If not, follow the steps below to reinstall Edge using PowerShell:

1. Open PowerShell with Administrative privileges. To do that:

1. At search box, type powershell

2. Right click on Windows PowerShell on the results and select Run as administrator.

2. At PowerShell copy/paste the following command:

• Get-AppXPackage -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | ForEach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

3. Close PowerShell window and launch Microsoft Edge. *

B. If you still face problems with EDGE browser, after applying the above steps, then try the following:

1. Create a new local account (with admin rights) on Windows 10/11.
2. Sign-in to the new account once.
3. Then, from the new user profile folder, copy the "C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe" folder to you user profile folder.

That's it! Let me know if this guide has helped you by leaving your comment about your experience. Please like and share this guide to help others.

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