How to Uninstall/Reinstall Edge

Question

Edge keeps crashing in Windows 11. I have already tried quite a few troubleshooting steps suggested here and it's still not fixed. The last suggestion I received before reinstalling Windows is to reinstall Edge. (Not repair/reinstall from the Add/Remove Programs menu, I've already tried that). I did this but it doesn't look like it worked. When I opened Edge after the reinstall all my tabs re-opened and I just don't think the reinstall worked correctly. Is there a way to uninstall Edge completely and then reinstall it? The option is grayed out in the Remove programs menu.

Answer 1

Hi Adriane,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I'm Hahn and I'm here to help you with your concern.

Uninstall Edge:

(1)    Open the directory where Edge is located

(2)    Find the folder corresponding to the latest version number

Under this folder, hold Shift, right mouse click and select "Open PowerShell window here"

Enter the following command and press Enter:

.\setup.exe -uninstall -system-level -verbose-logging -force-uninstall

Installing Edge:

Download Microsoft Edge

If there is anything not clear, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Your Sincerely

Hahn - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 2

Instructions say "click on latest version"
I did that and come to the "Installer" folder
I held Shift, right mouse clicked, added the setup exe- uninstall code, pressed

Enter and nothing happened. I still have this god-damned intrusive piece-of-**** Edge on my computer!!!

Answer 3

The fact that Microsoft is FORCING this program and all the spyware that comes with it on us, seems like grounds for a class action lawsuit. As we, as consumers, have 0 choice on the OS being installed on our laptops since Microsoft ABUSED their market position to blackmail all computer companies to exclusively use Microsoft at the cost of Linux being a viable alternative. I'm not authorized to remove your stupid AI per the command prompt in powershell, and all attempts to remove Edge through command prompts has also failed. This is beyond annoying, your browser sucks, your AI assistant sucks. Quit forcing us to use programs that are useless and take up space on the hard drive.

Answer 4

Thank you for your help! I was able to follow the steps. Now let's hope it solved the issue of Edge crashing!

Answer 5

Hi Team,

I want to install Microsoft edge version 108(earlier version) and I have edge 111 version currently. please help.

No option to uninstall it