{"id":18763,"date":"2020-01-22T16:02:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T10:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=18763"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:19:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T12:49:10","slug":"disable-microsoft-edge-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-microsoft-edge-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 PC or Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Do you want to uninstall Microsoft Edge? This guide explains how to disable Microsoft edge in Windows 10 and how to remove Microsoft Edge from Windows 10 PC.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Microsoft ships all builds of their Windows 10 operating systems with the <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/block-microsoft-edge-browser-windows-10-edge-blocker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Microsoft Edge<\/strong><\/a> browser built-in. But did you know you can disable Microsoft edge in Windows 10? Yes, it&#8217;s true.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you want to uninstall Microsoft edge in Windows 10 because it is slow and buggy and just sits there taking space on your system? Well, if you wish to remove Microsoft Edge from your computer then you are at the right place as today we are going to take a look at how to disable and uninstall Microsoft edge in Windows 10 PC. so, without further ado, let us begin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In case, if you were searching for the best ways on how to delete Microsoft edge from Windows 10 operating systems, then you should know that you can remove Microsoft Edge from your system in two ways which are:\u00a0<strong>Disabling Microsoft Edge <\/strong>in Windows 10 and<strong> U<\/strong><strong>ninstalling Microsoft Edge <\/strong>from Windows 10 computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19351\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/how-to-disable-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10-1.jpg\" alt=\"how-to-disable-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10\" width=\"655\" height=\"418\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/how-to-disable-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10-1.jpg 655w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/how-to-disable-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10-1-200x128.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/how-to-disable-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10-1-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In my personal recommendation, I highly recommend you to disable Microsoft edge instead of uninstalling it. Removal of system applications leads to instability issues on Windows operating systems which is notoriously famous for being unstable at its best.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>You might also like to know: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/clear-browsing-history-microsoft-edge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to View and Clear Browser History in Microsoft Edge<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-microsoft-edge-windows-10\/#How_to_Disable_Microsoft_Edge_in_Windows_10\" title=\"How to Disable Microsoft Edge in Windows 10\">How to Disable Microsoft Edge in Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-microsoft-edge-windows-10\/#How_to_Uninstall_Microsoft_Edge_in_Windows_10\" title=\"How to Uninstall Microsoft Edge in Windows 10\">How to Uninstall Microsoft Edge in Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-microsoft-edge-windows-10\/#Conclusions\" title=\"Conclusions\">Conclusions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Disable_Microsoft_Edge_in_Windows_10\"><\/span>How to Disable Microsoft Edge in Windows 10<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you prefer using other fastest web browsers or third-party web browsers over Microsoft Edge then you can temporarily disable Microsoft\u2019s built-in browser on your machine. Here\u2019s how to disable Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 PC or laptop:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> At first, open the File Explorer and go to <strong>C:\\Windows\\SystemApps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19359\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/disable-microsoft-edge.png\" alt=\"disable microsoft edge\" width=\"655\" height=\"360\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/disable-microsoft-edge.png 655w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/disable-microsoft-edge-200x110.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/disable-microsoft-edge-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And in case, if you have installed your Windows on a different drive then just look for a folder called Windows and then SystemApps in it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Under the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">SystemApps<\/span> folder, right-click on the <strong>Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe<\/strong> folder and then select the <strong>Rename<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19356\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/uninstall-microsoft-edge.jpg\" alt=\"uninstall microsoft edge\" width=\"656\" height=\"700\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/uninstall-microsoft-edge.jpg 656w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/uninstall-microsoft-edge-141x150.jpg 141w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/uninstall-microsoft-edge-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are unable to manually look for a folder with the name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe then just make a search in Windows file explorer by typing it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Now rename it to <strong>Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbweold<\/strong> or you can give it <strong>any name<\/strong> you want according to your wish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19353\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/disable-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10.jpg\" alt=\"disable microsoft edge in windows 10\" width=\"656\" height=\"412\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/disable-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10.jpg 656w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/disable-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10-200x126.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/disable-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong>\u00a0Finally, when you are asked to confirm the changes, simply click on the <strong>Continue<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you renamed the folder having all the Microsoft Edge files, Microsoft\u2019s built-in browser will be disabled on your computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How to re-enable Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 PC? Well, in the future, if you want to enable Microsoft edge again after you have disabled it then follow the exact same steps explained above and find the folder you renamed. Once you found the folder, simply rename it back to <strong>Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe<\/strong> (which is what it was before you changed the name of the folder) and you will be able to get Microsoft Edge web browser back on your system.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>You might also like to know: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/reset-microsoft-edge-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reset Microsoft Edge Browser in Windows 10<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Uninstall_Microsoft_Edge_in_Windows_10\"><\/span><strong>How to Uninstall Microsoft Edge in Windows 10<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are one of those people who want to know &#8211; Is it possible to remove Microsoft Edge from Windows 10 completely? Then the answer is Yes, you can easily uninstall the Microsoft Edge browser from your system.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>Disclaimer:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Removing Microsoft Edge will lead to stability issues and random inexplicable crashes and blue screens of death. I strongly advise you not to uninstall Microsoft edge and recommend you disable it instead or change your default browser to Chrome or Firefox. If you insist on uninstalling Microsoft edge, you shall do so at your own risk.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although Microsoft is trying to provide a world-class browsing performance with more privacy and productivity through its built-in web browser, there are plenty of users who don&#8217;t desire to use Microsoft Edge and want to completely delete Microsoft Edge from Windows 10 operating system. And\u00a0if you are feeling the same then here is the easiest way on how to uninstall Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 PC or laptop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When it comes to completely remove Microsoft Edge from Windows 10 PC then using Windows PowerShell command-line is the most effective solution. So, follow these steps and learn how to Uninstall Microsoft Edge using Powershell:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, press <strong>Windows + S<\/strong> keys together and then type <strong>Windows PowerShell<\/strong> in the search box.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Now from the search result, right-click on the <strong>Windows PowerShell<\/strong> and then select <strong>Run as administrator<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19357\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/uninstall-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10.jpg\" alt=\"uninstall microsoft edge in windows 10\" width=\"656\" height=\"547\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/uninstall-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10.jpg 656w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/uninstall-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10-180x150.jpg 180w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/uninstall-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Once the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Windows PowerShell<\/span> with administrative privileges is opened, type the following command line and then press the Enter key:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>get-appxpackage *edge*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19354\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/how-to-uninstall-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10.jpg\" alt=\"how to uninstall microsoft edge in windows 10\" width=\"655\" height=\"234\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/how-to-uninstall-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10.jpg 655w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/how-to-uninstall-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/how-to-uninstall-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10-300x107.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Now you will be able to see all the information about Microsoft Edge. From here, simply copy the information besides <strong>PackageFullName<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19355\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/remove-microsoft-edge-from-windows-10.jpg\" alt=\"remove microsoft edge from windows 10\" width=\"655\" height=\"412\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/remove-microsoft-edge-from-windows-10.jpg 655w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/remove-microsoft-edge-from-windows-10-200x126.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/remove-microsoft-edge-from-windows-10-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> Next, type <strong>remove-appxpackage<\/strong> in the Windows PowerShell then give space and type or paste the <strong>PackageFullName<\/strong> you copied earlier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19352\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/delete-microsoft-edge-from-windows-10.jpg\" alt=\"delete microsoft edge from windows 10\" width=\"755\" height=\"520\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/delete-microsoft-edge-from-windows-10.jpg 755w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/delete-microsoft-edge-from-windows-10-200x138.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/delete-microsoft-edge-from-windows-10-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (6):<\/strong> Finally, press the <strong>Enter<\/strong> key and let the command execute.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once the command is successfully executed, the Microsoft Edge web browser will be removed from your computer. Thus, you can see how simple is to delete Microsoft Edge from Windows 10 PC or laptop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can also uninstall Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 using various third-party applications, however, we don\u2019t recommend this at all.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusions\"><\/span><strong>Conclusions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We hope our guide here helped you disable Microsoft edge and uninstall Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 operating systems. 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