This process effectively breaks the ability for the Edge Update utility to install/update the Edge browser. This is intended so you never see it again. The shortcut can be deleted at C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. Thankfully, Edge is not hard coded into the shell so it will disappear. I’ve never had it come back or experienced any ill side effects. There are left over registry entries but they are harmless and don’t cause problems. File associations can be overridden with your own choices. Do not remove Edge WebView as it is a system and third party app dependency.
I personally just nuke it. Since there’s no official way to uninstall. Delete the entire contents of the Edge directory.
remove-item -path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge" -recurse -forceRecreate it.
new-item -type "directory" -path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge"Take ownership.
takeown /f "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge" /a /rStrip all current permissions.
icacls "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge" /inheritance:r /qDeny everyone.
icacls "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge" /t /deny "Users:(OI)(CI)F" "Everyone:(OI)(CI)F" "NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller:(OI)(CI)F" "SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)F" /qThis process effectively breaks the ability for the Edge Update utility to install/update the Edge browser. This is intended so you never see it again. The shortcut can be deleted at
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. Thankfully, Edge is not hard coded into the shell so it will disappear. I’ve never had it come back or experienced any ill side effects. There are left over registry entries but they are harmless and don’t cause problems. File associations can be overridden with your own choices. Do not remove Edge WebView as it is a system and third party app dependency.