How can I update Edge with Command Line?

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How can I update Edge with Command Line?

Vikalp Jain 0

Pasting this question again as per the request(https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftedge/forum/msedge_upgrade-msedge_win11/how-can-i-update-edge-with-command-line/3cbb161c-518c-4c67-a64a-7cfb217001d2)

Hi I am a genuine customer and our org purchased so many licensed windows. My basic query is, How do I update Edge with Command Line?

My organization is doing continuous certification on Edge, and I want to update Edge from Older version to Newer version(I don't want to open the Edge and let it update, this is clumsy and sometime it fails, and I need driver to open help page and check if it is updated or not). The best reason I found out is to remove edge, Install Edge from msi and whenever new version is available I will remove the older edge and install the newer one, but unfortunately I can not remove edge, and that's the reason here I am.

Would you please help me with any of the below query?

Remove the Edge so I can install the edge with newer version from msi where command line options are present.
Update Edge without opening it.

Do let me know. As it is somewhat crucial and long pending.

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Raina Zhao - MSFT 2,875 Microsoft External Staff

Hi @Vikalp Jain ,

You could directly install the latest Microsoft Edge version (no need to remove/uninstall)
There is no way to complete the Edge update without restarting the browser, but it is possible to automate the update. You could use WebDriver to automate Microsoft Edge. We usually use C#, Python, Java to automate Edge, if you need to use PowerShell, you can use Selenium PowerShell Module. Please refer to the steps below:
1. Run Install-Module Selenium in Windows PowerShell.
2. Download corresponding version of Edge WebDriver from here (same version as your Edge browser).
3. Put the Edge WebDriver msedgedriver.exe into folder C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Selenium\3.0.1\assemblies (the path is where you install Selenium PowerShell Module, you can change it according to your real situation).
4. Rename msedgedriver.exe to MicrosoftWebDriver.exe.
5. Sample PowerShell code: $Driver = Start-SeEdge Enter-SeUrl edge://settings/help -Driver $Driver Hope it helps.

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Vikalp Jain 0 Reputation points

2023-10-09T14:14:04.7566667+00:00

That will not work! Lets say your browser is on Nth version, I need to first get that driver manually, and afterwards it will work with Nth driver, and after update the browser is on N+1th version than I need to again update the driver accordingly, there will be always manual steps involved in it.

Instead of that If I can repair the edge with command line, it will update

or if there is a quiet mode for the latest edge executable(not msi) installer, it will be still doable.

What is your take on this?
Vikalp Jain 0 Reputation points

2023-10-09T14:22:39.48+00:00

It seems,

this command:

msiexec.exe /i MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX64.msi /qn

mentioned in: https://silentinstallhq.com/microsoft-edge-version-90-silent-install-how-to-guide/

which requires msi of Microsoft edge is working

Could you please confirm this? (Is this a correct way?) Do let me know if there are some reparation of it?
Raina Zhao - MSFT 2,875 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-10-10T06:03:41.1166667+00:00

Hi @Vikalp Jain ,

I have tested the command you mentioned, and it works fine. But you also need to manually download the latest Edge version from here in advance and install it. Or run that command and then restart the Edge to complete updates.

So, there is no complete automatic method to update Edge.
Thanks for your understanding.
Vikalp Jain 0 Reputation points

2023-10-25T12:41:57.6233333+00:00

Thank you for confirming it!
Vikalp Jain 0 Reputation points

2023-10-25T12:42:53.4366667+00:00

I am also facing issue where edge is getting auto updated even if we set registries to not update the browser. How can we control it? Any suggestions.
Raina Zhao - MSFT 2,875 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-10-26T09:55:22.72+00:00
Hi @Vikalp Jain ,

It seems that the subject issue is resolved.

If you want to disable the edge auto-updated, you can configure Update policy override policy via GPO or Registry key.

GPO:

GP path: Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge Update/Applications

GP name: Update policy override

Configure Enabled, select Updates disabled

Registry key:

Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate

Value Name(Stable):Update{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}

Value Type: REG_DWORD

Value Data: 0x00000000(0)

PS: Since it's a completely new question, we recommend you open a new ticket.

Thanks for your cooperation.
Vikalp Jain 0 Reputation points

2023-10-26T10:30:02.6466667+00:00

By the way, this update what I have posted above is throwing this error:

whenever I tried running:
msiexec.exe /i "C:\BrowsersSetup\MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX64.msi" /n

It throws this exception, any workaround towards this? this is official msi released by Microsoft.
Raina Zhao - MSFT 2,875 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-10-27T06:44:27.1833333+00:00

Hi @Vikalp Jain ,

According to the article your provided, the command should be /qn not /n:

MsiExec.exe /i MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX64.msi /qn

Please try it again.

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