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Edge leaving tasks open

Anonymous
2022-07-06T03:44:30+00:00

After using and closing Edge I still find about 5 Microsoft Edge processes running in Task Manager in Windows 10. Why isn't it exiting completely when I close it. This is bad behavior. I can kill the processes in task manager.

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 10

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Anonymous
2022-07-06T04:26:14+00:00

Hi LE. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, here to help you.

Here is the Edge Teams explanation of these processes:

https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2021/10/12/...

There are tutorials here on how to stop it:

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-new-...

https://www.askvg.com/fix-microsoft-edge-msedge...

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/stop-microsoft...

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-07-06T04:56:38+00:00

    Thanks the system settings is just what I was looking for. I have an addin, Roboform, that does updates and won't update when the browser is running.

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