

Make sure that any open Edge browsers are closed, otherwise the removal won’t be able to proceed. Press Uninstall in the pop-up menu again to confirm. Continued security updates are important But instead of telling users what effectively boils down to you can’t uninstall it because we decided not to let you, perhaps Microsoft could take.

If you insist on disabling Edge, then you’ll need to remember this warning, as it could result in complications at a later date. This will ensure that, in almost every situation, your third-party browser is used for the web. Some core Windows features will rely on Edge, but you can (for the most part) bypass it entirely by setting another browser as your default web browser and ignoring Edge completely. There are options to stop, hide, and otherwise disable Edge if you don’t want to use it, but this isn’t necessarily the best thing to do.
