Want To Uninstall 'Windows Edge Browser' From Windows 10 PC? Microsoft Says, 'You Can Never Do It'

Microsoft has made an announcement that the Windows Edge Web browser will be permanent on your Windows 10 PC.

Yes, you read that right. If you are a Windows 10 user then you probably won't be happy about reading this. f you have a PC that runs Windows 10, you will get the update that will automatically install Windows 10 on your computing device. There is no getting around that, except for temporarily delaying the inevitable. But, this is not the part you want to avoid. The most unlikeable thing is now you will never be able to uninstall Edge from your Windows 10 PC. ALSO READ|US Based E-Book Leader Scribd Now Owns SlideShare; Plans To Add Over 40 Mn Presentations Soon As ZDNet reports, Microsoft added Edge as part of a Windows 10 system update recently, effectively forcing it on to Windows 10 machines much to the surprise of users who discovered it installed after the update. Some of those users who really don't like Edge attempted to uninstall the browser, which has led to a support message being posted by Microsoft entitled "Can't uninstall Microsoft Edge." It is perhaps a result of the spike in Google Search for “uninstall Microsoft Edge” by users around the world, with a spike seen after the Edge web browser was pushed to all PCs this summer. Microsoft has confirmed that it is not an option to uninstall Microsoft Edge from Windows 10 PCs, at all, and it is not pleasing at all. At the beginning of the FAQ page, Microsoft does a bit to justify why it is now rolling out the new chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser to every Windows 10 machine as part of the big summer updates for the operating system. “Beginning with general availability of the new Microsoft Edge in January, Microsoft has migrated Windows customers from the legacy version of Microsoft Edge to the new version in a phased rollout. We want to ensure all Windows customers have the latest Microsoft Edge browser for the performance, privacy, security, productivity, and support features it offers,” they say. Also Read|Independence Day 2020: DRDO's Laser Weapon Guarded The Sky For Dones During PM Modi's Address “The new version of Microsoft Edge gives users full control over importing personal data from the legacy version of Microsoft Edge. The new version of Microsoft Edge is included in a Windows system update, so the option to uninstall it or use the legacy version of Microsoft Edge will no longer be available,” says Microsoft. This comes just after Microsoft confirmed that the Internet Explorer 11 and the subsequent legacy Edge browser will reach the end of support life next year. The chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser first rolled out this summer, though many users say it is a fine web browser, Windows 10 users who prefer Chrome, Firefox, or any other web browser will simply have to ensure Edge isn't set to be the default browser, remove all icons from the desktop and taskbar for it, and then try their best to forget Microsoft's browser exists on their machine.