INK<p><span>In case anyone is reading and trying to figure out how to remove Microsoft Edge from a fully updated Windows 11 install:<br><br>The guide listed below still works, but only once you downgrade Edge.<br><br>You can downgrade using winget. I used UniGetUI, which uses winget on the backend as well as other sources.<br><br>The version I tried is </span><code>124.0.2478.97</code><span>. Going too far back gives an error.<br><br>After that you need to execute this tool from an elevated command line prompt:<br><br></span><code>./vivetool /enable /id:44353396</code><span><br><br>(The program is available here):<br></span><a href="https://github.com/thebookisclosed/ViVe/releases" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/thebookisclosed/ViVe/releases</a><span><br><br></span><b>Reboot.</b><span><br><br>After that just add your country to the list of countries in the European Economic Area and mark them as eligible for uninstall. (See guide below, or the summary)<br><br>The file you want to edit is </span><code>Windows\System32\IntegratedServicesRegionPolicySet.json</code><span>.<br><br>- You need to give yourself permission to edit the file:<br>File properties > Security > Advanced > Change (link next to the owner at the top)<br><br>- Here, type </span><code>Administrators</code><span> and hit the button on the right of the text field, click Accept.<br><br>- Select Administrators from the list and click edit to give yourself write access<br><br>- Click accept on all windows to apply changes.<br><br>Here's the edited code block:<br></span></p><pre><code>(...)
"policies": [
{
"$comment": "Edge is uninstallable.",
"guid": "{1bca278a-5d11-4acf-ad2f-f9ab6d7f93a6}",
"defaultState": "enabled",
"conditions": {
"region": {
"enabled": ["AT", "BE", "BG", "CH", "CL", "CY", "CZ", "DE", "DK", "EE", "ES", "FI", "FR", "GF", "GP", "GR", "HR", "HU", "IE", "IS", "IT", "LI", "LT", "LU", "LV", "MT", "MQ", "NL", "NO", "PL", "PT", "RE", "RO", "SE", "SI", "SK", "YT"]
}
}
},
(...)</code></pre>In the example above, I flipped <code>disabled</code> to <code>enabled</code><span> and snuck Chile (CL) onto the list of eligible countries. <br><br>Your country code is set at install time.<br><br>You can find it by opening regedit (press Win+R and type regedit) and going to the key </span><code>HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International\Geo\Name</code><span>. That's the country you're supposed to add to the json file on the main post.<br><br>You might need to restart. Now you can uninstall Edge from the settings. Enjoy, until Microsoft fixes it anyway!<br><br>Source (no longer works): </span><a href="https://www.xda-developers.com/how-uninstall-microsoft-edge-windows/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.xda-developers.com/how-uninstall-microsoft-edge-windows/</a> <a href="https://the9thcircle.club/tags/debloat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#debloat</a> <a href="https://the9thcircle.club/tags/windows" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#windows</a> <a href="https://the9thcircle.club/tags/windows11" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#windows11</a> <a href="https://the9thcircle.club/tags/microsoftedge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microsoftedge</a> <a href="https://the9thcircle.club/tags/win11" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#win11</a> <a href="https://the9thcircle.club/tags/msedge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#msedge</a><p></p>