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Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime and Chrome

jeremalix91 Posted messages 2 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
fabul Posted messages 42164 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   -

Hello

Windows 10

My browser is Chrome (fanatic)

Can I delete Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime?

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    brucine Posted messages 24901 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 177
     

    Hello,

    It doesn't work directly in Edge but in a number of native or non-native Windows applications.

    I'm not sure if it can be permanently uninstalled without it coming back in a later update, and anyway, it doesn't offer much of an interest; it's not very heavy and, as far as I know, it doesn't run too much in the background.

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  2. jeremalix91 Posted messages 2 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    Hello Brucine

    Thank you....

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  3. fabul Posted messages 42164 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 066
     

    Hello,

    There are ways to disable or remove it, but we don't preferably delete Edge itself.

    The topic not being related to security, I am redirecting to Windows 10.

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  4. fabul Posted messages 42164 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 066
     

    Re Hello,

    If you want to uninstall Widgets, launch Windows PowerShell (Admin)

    And enter this command:

    Get-AppxPackage *WebExperience* | Remove-AppxPackage

    Note: You can start by disabling Widgets by running a .reg file containing this:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Dsh]
    "IsPrelaunchEnabled"=dword:00000000

    Then there is this .reg file to run as well to disable the pre-launch of Edge itself

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge]
    "AllowPrelaunch"=dword:00000000

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main]
    "AllowPrelaunch"=dword:00000000

    Then disable its Run entry, its services, and scheduled tasks with Autoruns, and Edge comes back in Run at each launch (In the Logon tab)

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns

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