How to uninstall Edge Chromium using Command Prompt and/or explorer.exe

Question

I knew a way how to manually remove Microsoft Edge! Here's how to do it:

1: Open Command Prompt as admin.

2: Type in "takeown /f" and type in the Edge Chromium directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe).

3: Now open the File Explorer and go to the Edge Chromium directory.

Right-click your mouse and select "Delete".

IMPORTANT: msedge.exe is normally owned by TrustedInstaller but there's a way to get permissions from that file to you.

I hope you have this question.

ALTERNATE WAY TO DELETE MSEDGE.EXE:

Type in the Command Prompt: cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application

Type in del msedge.exe

You get prompted with "Are you sure you want to delete? (Y/N)". Type in Y.

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Answer 1

Hi, I want to uninstall the old Edge Legacy permanently and install the new Edge Chromium. How can I do it?

The new installation doesn't uninstall the old one.

Answer 2

It's part of the OS so can't currently be removed, Chromium install hides it and redirects any future calls to it on to Chromium itself

Answer 3

Well I removed Edge Legacy using Wise Force Deleter.

Answer 4

Just install Wise Force Deleter. Edge Legacy is installed in C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps.

Answer 5

If you want to restore Legacy Edge removing new Edge, see

https://www.yourwindowsguide.com/2020/07/uninstall-edge-chromium.html