

There’s no shortage of great options available, as you’ll find in our roundup of theīest web browsers, and the process is very simple. How do I change the default browser in Windows 10?Ī much easier way to remove Edge from your life is to delete any shortcuts to the app on your desktop then switch the default browser to one you prefer.

After all, the OS fully expects the browser to be there, so removing it against the wishes of Microsoft could end up breaking something further down the line or causing issues with Windows updates. You can of course, get around this restriction but it could be a self-defeating thing to do, as there’s no telling what features or underlying code requires Edge for other parts of Windows to work. This will be apparent to anyone who tries to use the usual uninstall methods in Settings or Control Panel, as the option to remove Edge simply isn’t there.
