Only in the EU. The Europeans have better consumer protection. I expect that they will allow for disabling the Microsoft Recall tracking software as well.
Edge is essentially modern Windows' IE. Not sure you can get rid of it for good outside of the EU, but you can totally stop its use, which's what I did since 22H2 and lets you remove Edge's files with no issues. This involves disabling and refusing to use app and features that rely on WebView2, and frankly, I never needed any of them and know better alts (unlike in IE's days where I actually needed stuff like Windows 9X's Explorer web view). Updates would still try to re-DL Edge, but if it's completely unused, you could easily delete it again as if it's junk files. I'd also recommend getting an Edge redirector, so stuff that normally use Edge like F1 help would use your actual browser instead.
" if you don't like Microsoft's operating system, don't use it..." Has it still not dawned on Britec09 that this would only realistically possible if Microsoft wasn't a monopolist?!
i do not use edge, it does not get in my way and my P.C works just fine as it is so can't see why people are so obsessed with removing it. Probably the same people that keep having problems and blame Microsoft.
I removed Edge and Webview on my 4 machines and the only issues were with some MS Apps which stayed in the older versions and they did gets updated through the store, no other issues for me, since then I've put back Webview just for the apps I use
I hope this isn't a stupid question but why would you want to remove Edge it's never been a problem to me personally over the years of using Windows and it's always worked and never been any problem not that I use it as my primary browser, I think that there has to be a line on something's that shouldn't be allowed to be removed when it comes to Microsoft and like you say if you don't like it go use a different operating system and that's how I feel, I understand people want to bedloat and remove apps running taking up resources but definitely some things should be left alone 😁
Microsoft needs to be put in their place. I actually tried Linux mint on my laptop. The only thing that detracted me from getting rid of Windows is didn't work very well with the touch screen on my laptop. Otherwise, it detected all of my sound video, Wi-Fi, even our printer
i use firefox, edge, chrome... firefox 60% edge 35% chrome 5% all browsers... no problems at all chrome is a memory hoarder...less chrome tabs...less use...
I've tried giving Firefox a go and so far from my testing on my pc, if all you're doing is web browsing its amazing. Its when you try to run youtube or any streaming platform the cpu and gpu usage goes way up, the pc stutters and is freezing while memory usage goes way up. I have about 30-35 chrome tabs up and yes its using a lot of memory but its stable and very little stuttering and freezing.
There seems to be an awful lot of effort with put into fighting Microsoft Edge, Windows Update, and all the bloatware/adware.. then there is all the hardware that will become e waste due to Microsoft ridiculous hardware "requirements" for Win11. I agree that at the end the day it's time to use another OS.
I like Edge more than Chrome. If I'm honest, it I "need" to "give" someone information, it's rather Microsoft than Google. Edge does support all the add blocking extension without restriction.
If you don't use Windows you won't have this problem. Maybe the question should be, "what operating system(s) do not install Microsoft Edge by default and/or offer a way to uninstall it?" The answer would be, pretty much every operating system out there not produced by Microsoft and referred to by the name Windows.
Use a private software installed like a whonix or tails or whatever software can be hidden IP addresses it would be not track . Do not uninstall otherwise crashed . Just better than os operating window. It would be fine .
I uninstall it through revo, then i access the drive from the other OS (duel boot) and delete the remaining files on the drive. I dont use any of the apps that come with Windows or that you can download so no issues thus far for me but thats just me.
The answer will always be No. Because many apps and services from manufacture still depend on edge's components. Like Lenovo vantage wont work if you have egde uninstalled.
Vantage still work with Edge uninstalled. I have been living without Edge for years now and Vantage still working very well, at least for battery conservation feature only. It's the Webview that need to be left alone.
My question now is what could be the exact differences between the official uninstall for EU users and third-party scripts like the one showed in the video. I'm very curious about that.
@@Britec09 I appreciate it, really. I'm also curious about Event Logger. Will the uninstall of Edge causes the Event Logger to spam errors nonstop? Sorry, maybe I'm thinking too much about it 😆
@Britec09 yeah, I have stayed away from all scripts and batch files to remove edge. I have accepted that they want to force it and there really is no great way around it. I'm not a fan of that mentality, however, we use their product and some things we just have to deal with 😂
If Edge is removed, how will it affect access to Hotmail/Outlook email? 2nd question, when will Microsoft get rid of that ridiculous looking blue toilet paper image? It always reminds me of COVID-19 as there was a run on toilet paper when COVID started. Take a roll of toilet paper outside on a windy day, throw it up in the air and when it comes down it will look like that Windows 11 image.
If you use EdgeRemover it takes away everything, stops the annoying update and stops it reinstalling. You are talking bollocks once again like so many of your waste of time videos.
@DaleMurray-h6s Dale, don't be that aggressive guy on the internet who can't back it up you plum, if that is you in the photo, I am shaking in my boots 😂idiot. Removing WebView2 break stuff, period.
@John.Doe.X1 He don't know what he's talking about, it breaks plenty of stuff removing WebView2. He probably don't use the stuff it breaks, so he assumes all is OK.
@@Britec09 I've used it for years and I do know what I'm talking about you dick. EdgeRemover only removes files associated with edge. Least I don't tell people to disable Recall, an app that has no exe file and isn't even installed on 11 24H2 yet.
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Only in the EU. The Europeans have better consumer protection. I expect that they will allow for disabling the Microsoft Recall tracking software as well.
Lets hope so
I have removed Edge for 3 years now and I did not get problem since that.
That means you don't use WebView2 daily. I always use that because I am using a visual studio for programming.
I live in the E.U. and use LTSC W10, I have recently updated one of my P.C.s to W11 LTSC and uninstalled Edge. No problems found so far.
Did you remove WebView2?
Edge is essentially modern Windows' IE.
Not sure you can get rid of it for good outside of the EU, but you can totally stop its use, which's what I did since 22H2 and lets you remove Edge's files with no issues. This involves disabling and refusing to use app and features that rely on WebView2, and frankly, I never needed any of them and know better alts (unlike in IE's days where I actually needed stuff like Windows 9X's Explorer web view). Updates would still try to re-DL Edge, but if it's completely unused, you could easily delete it again as if it's junk files. I'd also recommend getting an Edge redirector, so stuff that normally use Edge like F1 help would use your actual browser instead.
Incredible that they patch loopholes to removing a browser, a browser!
That's Microsoft for you
" if you don't like Microsoft's operating system, don't use it..." Has it still not dawned on Britec09 that this would only realistically possible if Microsoft wasn't a monopolist?!
true i am forced to usd Windows at school (on my personal laptop)🤦
It’s frustrating. I guess I’ll just live with it.
Like I said, you can remove it if you don't use any of the apps it effects, but do your research.
I tried many times. However, I gave up and accepted the defeat
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@@Britec09 Your, not You're!
i do not use edge, it does not get in my way and my P.C works just fine as it is so can't see why people are so obsessed with removing it. Probably the same people that keep having problems and blame Microsoft.
I removed Edge and Webview on my 4 machines and the only issues were with some MS Apps which stayed in the older versions and they did gets updated through the store, no other issues for me, since then I've put back Webview just for the apps I use
I hope this isn't a stupid question but why would you want to remove Edge it's never been a problem to me personally over the years of using Windows and it's always worked and never been any problem not that I use it as my primary browser, I think that there has to be a line on something's that shouldn't be allowed to be removed when it comes to Microsoft and like you say if you don't like it go use a different operating system and that's how I feel, I understand people want to bedloat and remove apps running taking up resources but definitely some things should be left alone 😁
Microsoft needs to be put in their place. I actually tried Linux mint on my laptop. The only thing that detracted me from getting rid of Windows is didn't work very well with the touch screen on my laptop. Otherwise, it detected all of my sound video, Wi-Fi, even our printer
Linux is not perfect, but its a viable option for a lot of people, unless you need something that Linux can't do that Windows does.
Wrong desktop environment for touch screens. You need GNOME, Ubuntu or Fedora should sort that out.
For laptops I would install Fedora.
Nobody cares for Linux
Paying over £100 odd quid and still MS think they can tell you what you can and cannot have, disgraceful
Most people have upgraded every OS for free, so they have not done to bad for there £100. its their OS mate
@@Britec09 slightly better, but the first there is still wrong. Try a spell checker mate.
i use firefox, edge, chrome...
firefox 60%
edge 35%
chrome 5%
all browsers... no problems at all
chrome is a memory hoarder...less chrome tabs...less use...
I've tried giving Firefox a go and so far from my testing on my pc, if all you're doing is web browsing its amazing. Its when you try to run youtube or any streaming platform the cpu and gpu usage goes way up, the pc stutters and is freezing while memory usage goes way up. I have about 30-35 chrome tabs up and yes its using a lot of memory but its stable and very little stuttering and freezing.
Why uninstall? You can deactivate in task manager/ autostart, and that's it. is sitting on the SSD but does not consuming any resources.
I did it a while ago on Windows 11. It's easy to do.
I don't think you ever did a video on incremental and differential backups after a main backup
There seems to be an awful lot of effort with put into fighting Microsoft Edge, Windows Update, and all the bloatware/adware.. then there is all the hardware that will become e waste due to Microsoft ridiculous hardware "requirements" for Win11. I agree that at the end the day it's time to use another OS.
Im from EU and I just checked. I can uninstall Edge but not Webview from Apps.
I like Edge more than Chrome. If I'm honest, it I "need" to "give" someone information, it's rather Microsoft than Google. Edge does support all the add blocking extension without restriction.
You're not the only one. I also like Edge much much more than Chrome but my heart has always been with Firefox.
If you don't use Windows you won't have this problem. Maybe the question should be, "what operating system(s) do not install Microsoft Edge by default and/or offer a way to uninstall it?"
The answer would be, pretty much every operating system out there not produced by Microsoft and referred to by the name Windows.
I don't understand why people have a problem with edge it's actually very useful and it's built on chromium just like chrome.
I already did uninstall edge about a month ago. But i might reinstall it at a later time😮
Wise Uninstaller, force uninstall 1min gone. Webview I left, I didn't know what it was.
In the EU, where I live, you can uninstall Edge.
Can you uninstall WebView2 as well?
Use a private software installed like a whonix or tails or whatever software can be hidden IP addresses it would be not track . Do not uninstall otherwise crashed . Just better than os operating window. It would be fine .
its just going to "covertly" install itself again on the next series of updates... just like copilot...
I uninstall it through revo, then i access the drive from the other OS (duel boot) and delete the remaining files on the drive. I dont use any of the apps that come with Windows or that you can download so no issues thus far for me but thats just me.
I safely uninstalled Edge by deleting Windows and going full time Linux. (sorry, I had to say it, lol)
The answer will always be No. Because many apps and services from manufacture still depend on edge's components.
Like Lenovo vantage wont work if you have egde uninstalled.
yes you can with scripts
@ulterior_motive1 That is correct, it breaks a lot of stuff.
Vantage still work with Edge uninstalled. I have been living without Edge for years now and Vantage still working very well, at least for battery conservation feature only. It's the Webview that need to be left alone.
It would help if i could just stop the updates for it that run in the back, every month i get 1-4 crash's for something i have never used.
My question now is what could be the exact differences between the official uninstall for EU users and third-party scripts like the one showed in the video. I'm very curious about that.
Probably not allowing you to uninstall WebView2 and Only EDGE. I will look in to it more
@@Britec09 I appreciate it, really. I'm also curious about Event Logger. Will the uninstall of Edge causes the Event Logger to spam errors nonstop?
Sorry, maybe I'm thinking too much about it 😆
Its all good mate, try not to worry about stuff you have no control over
How about Microsoft store?
Delete Edge via a script and keep web view simple! I've done this for the past 4years on 11
But WebView2 is a major problem as well
If you're not happy with Operating Systems like Windows, macOS, Linux, etc. Create your own OS.
Like you said, plenty of other options.
lol
Honestly would love a new system rather than windows or linex loathe Google and Microsoft.
Not going to happen mate
I sure hope so
Not without breaking some apps
@Britec09 yeah, I have stayed away from all scripts and batch files to remove edge. I have accepted that they want to force it and there really is no great way around it. I'm not a fan of that mentality, however, we use their product and some things we just have to deal with 😂
If Edge is removed, how will it affect access to Hotmail/Outlook email? 2nd question, when will Microsoft get rid of that ridiculous looking blue toilet paper image? It always reminds me of COVID-19 as there was a run on toilet paper when COVID started. Take a roll of toilet paper outside on a windy day, throw it up in the air and when it comes down it will look like that Windows 11 image.
Why not use your own image?
it is not that simple i am forced to use Windows for school thought..... 🤦
I never use edge.
interesting topic
Thanks
why ?????
flatpak install edge
flatpak uninstall edge
Simple, easy and containerized. As safe as spyware can be.
use geek uninstall software much better
BRIFAKE
yes you can with scripts
It still breaks stuff
@@Britec09 my friend used script did not break his pc
removing WebView2 will break apps I mentioned in video. If you don't use them apps, you might be OK.
use linux, problem solved :D
might as well live in a cave, better than that crap.
connman
If you use EdgeRemover it takes away everything, stops the annoying update and stops it reinstalling. You are talking bollocks once again like so many of your waste of time videos.
This video is mostly a fair warning about what could happen if you uninstall Edge (and webview), just as the title suggests.
@DaleMurray-h6s Dale, don't be that aggressive guy on the internet who can't back it up you plum, if that is you in the photo, I am shaking in my boots 😂idiot. Removing WebView2 break stuff, period.
@John.Doe.X1 He don't know what he's talking about, it breaks plenty of stuff removing WebView2. He probably don't use the stuff it breaks, so he assumes all is OK.
@@Britec09 I've used it for years and I do know what I'm talking about you dick. EdgeRemover only removes files associated with edge. Least I don't tell people to disable Recall, an app that has no exe file and isn't even installed on 11 24H2 yet.