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How do I disable Microsoft Edge from opening when I start my computer?

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2020-10-08T21:11:22+00:00

How can I stop Microsoft Edge from starting every time I restart my computer?

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Microsoft Edge | Open the browser | Windows 10

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  1. John DeV 163.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-10-08T21:17:01+00:00

    Hello JosephPare1,

    I'm John an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you. I'll be happy to assist you today. I understand you have a problem with Edge opening automatically at startup. Did you made any changes recently? When was the last time it was working properly?

    Kindly try the suggested methods below.

    Solution

    1. Go to Start  > Settings .
    2. Select Accounts > Sign-in options.
    3. Turn off Automatically save my restartable apps when I sign out and restart them when I sign in. 

    Other options:

    1. Press Start then search Settings > Apps > Startup > Please try to turn everything off. Check if Edge will no longer start automatically.
    2. Kindly check if you're using Windows Spotlight in your lock screen. Once you click Edge, it will automatically search for any word that you click after unlocking the device. It's recommended to change your lock screen settings.
    3. Added by Moderator on 28 Jan 2022. Edge > Settings > System and performance > Startup boost > turn off.
    4. Added by Moderator on 9 Feb 2022.

    Posted on page 5 of this thread by TammyEldredge

    * * Refers to Edge legacy, not Edge Chromium. * *

    I've been having the same problem and none of the settings changes worked for me.

    After much searching, I found these instructions:

    https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-loading-microsoft-edge-processes-startup-windows-10

    I am no longer plagued by Microsoft Edge.

    1. Added on 12 Feb 2022.

    Posted by JeremiahV on 13 January.

    Edge version 97.0.1072.62 contains the fix and will be installed per your regular update policies over the next day or so. If you'd like to force the update immediately, you can head over to edge://settings/help in the address bar or Settings > About Microsoft Edge and trigger the update manually.

    If you've made any registry edits or GPO changes as mitigation, you can revert those after the update!

    1. Added on 12 Feb 2022.

    Posted by AmyTorres2 on Feb 3...

    I still have to make sure that my cursor is not hovering over the center of the screen, where one of the pre-login screen messages is, when I click it to bring up the login screen, as that does open Edge.

    9. Added on 5 March 2022.

    When waking up the computer from sleep...

    Press any key on your keyboard, EXCEPT the 'space bar', seems the space bar opens up Edge by default from sleep.

    On page 10 of this thread by Jane2022.

    10. Added on 3 April 2022. From Kingianum on page 12.

    In the end this is what did the trick:

    Go to Lock Screen Settings. In the Background drop down, select either Picture or Slideshow. Choose your picture.

    Done.

    The Windows Spotlight option is what starts up Edge.

    Sincerely
    John DeV
    Independent Advisor

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-01-13T23:25:34+00:00

    Hello, 

    Edge version 97.0.1072.62 contains the fix and will be installed per your regular update policies over the next day or so. If you'd like to force the update immediately, you can head over to edge://settings/help in the address bar or Settings > About Microsoft Edge and trigger the update manually.

    If you've made any registry edits or GPO changes as mitigation, you can revert those after the update!

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-01-11T13:56:50+00:00

    * * Mod note: Refers to Edge legacy * *

    Hi Joseph ~

    I've been having the same problem and none of the settings changes worked for me.

    After much searching, I found these instructions:

    https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-loading-microsoft-edge-processes-startup-windows-10

    I am no longer plagued by Microsoft Edge.

    Give it a try. I hope it works for you too!

       ~ Tammy

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-01-12T05:55:09+00:00

    Thanks for posting this. It helped lead me to the following discovery.

    New registry keys were created by the Edge 97.0.1072.55 update, which introduces this unexpected behavior in particular Windows environments when the EdgeUpdate 1.3.153.55 application is called by the MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore scheduled task at logon.

    The following keys were added to the 32bit path in my environment:

    • HKLM\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\Commands\on-logon-autolaunch
    • HKLM\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\Commands\on-logon-startup-boost

    With values “AutoRunOnLogon” set to 1 and “CommandLine” set to launch the following commands respectively:

    • "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --launcher=logon_edgeupdate
      • This will launch a new Edge window
    • "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --no-startup-window
      • This will startup Edge as a background app to speed up loading aka Startup Boost

    This can be confirmed within the C:\Windows\temp\msedge_installer.log, which appends logs from each install and includes all registry changes. None of the upgrades prior to this version wrote to these registry keys. There is the “on-os-upgrade” key for each install, but not “on-logon-autolaunch” or “on-logon-startup-boost”.

    C:\ ProgramData\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Log\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.log will confirm that both of these commands will run when the MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore scheduled task kicks off at the logon trigger, but not during any other instance when “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe /c” is executed, whether manually or via the daily trigger. The log indicates EdgeUpdate will check for the user profile SID, and if none is found, it will execute these commands. In certain environments, such as mine not using the default WinLogon Explorer shell, this SID check is happening before the user profile loads completely.

    Confirmed Workarounds:

    • Disable the MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore scheduled task, more specifically the logon trigger
    • Or update the scheduled task logon trigger with delay to allow user profile to load completely before running
    • Or update registry to set “AutoRunOnLogon” = 0 for the command you don't want executing

    I do not believe this is the intended behavior for these new registry keys. Awaiting/hoping for Microsoft to update EdgeUpdate...

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-01-08T17:36:02+00:00

    I hope this helps somebody. I was desperate as everything i tried didnt work. I literally tried everything in this forum, Edge still opened after restart. In fact, it opens on login (logout/login opens it every time).

    The only thing that worked was disabling 2 edge - related tasks in task scheduler.

    I guess the real culprit was the first one, as it was triggered also on every login.

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