But do you really need to remove it?

We’ll clarify why removing Edge isn’t possible and advisable on Windows.

We’ll also explain how to hide it from your view and stop it from running in the background.

Opening the list of default apps from the Windows settings app.

Can You Uninstall Microsoft Edge?

The simple answer is “No.”

We’ve tested several methods that used to work for uninstalling Microsoft Edge, but they no longer do.

Searching for Chrome in the list of default apps in the Windows settings app.

None of the currently available workarounds can remove the web app.

Instead, make a few adjustments to avoid encountering Microsoft Edge in your Windows experience.

Even if you delete it,Windows Updatemay automatically install Edge later anyway.

Setting Chrome as default in the Windows Settings app.

Once downloaded, you could set Chrome as the default internet tool.

Right-grab the Start button and open “configs.”

Then, navigate to Apps > Default Apps.

Unpinning Microsoft Edge from the taskbar on Windows 11.

Finally, click “Set Default.”

To remove it from the taskbar, right-pick the Microsoft Edge icon and select “Unpin From Taskbar.”

Tohide Microsoft Edge from the Start menu, right-select its icon and select “Unpin From Start.”

Unpinning Microsoft Edge from Start on Windows.

But what if you’re annoyed by the internet tool draining hefty system resources?

First, open Microsoft Edge and snag the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.

From there, select “tweaks.”

Microsoft Edge background processes consuming high resources in Task Manager.

In the tweaks menu, navigate to the “System and Performance” tab on the left.

After making these changes, kill the surfing app and start your equipment.

Then, only the Microsoft Edge Update process will run in the background, which consumes negligible resources.

Turning off the background process from Microsoft Edge settings.

That way you don’t have to forcibly uninstall it and risk disrupting essential Windows services.