A PowerShell script that correctly uninstalls or reinstalls Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 & 11.

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🎉 Features

• Remove Edge with its own uninstaller, meaning there aren't leftovers, alongside no breakage as nothing is hardcoded
• Multiple fallback methods for uninstallation
• Can remove Edge installed with a .msi
• Ability to reinstall Edge and WebView2
• Implementable in scripts with parameters

⬇️ Usage

You can use the commands below in Command Prompt to launch the script.

@powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& ([ScriptBlock]::Create((irm https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/iammelvink/EdgeRemover@main/get.ps1)))"

Uninstall Edge, remove Edge's user-data, and install Edge WebView. Recommended*

@powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& ([ScriptBlock]::Create((irm https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/iammelvink/EdgeRemover@main/get.ps1))) -UninstallEdge -RemoveEdgeData -InstallWebView -NonInteractive"

📜 Implementation in Scripts

Download the script and run Get-Help .\RemoveEdge.ps1 in PowerShell to see its options. You can either use the downloaded file directly with these arguments or put them into the snippet below:

iex "&{$(irm https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/iammelvink/EdgeRemover@main/get.ps1)} [ARGUMENTS HERE]"

Example

This would uninstall Edge, remove Edge's user-data, and install Edge WebView:

iex "&{$(irm https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/iammelvink/EdgeRemover@main/get.ps1)} -UninstallEdge -RemoveEdgeData -InstallWebView"

🫧 Clearing Edge Blocks

You can use the command below in PowerShell to clear all EdgeUpdate policies, including those that block the reinstallation and update of Edge or WebView.

iex "&{$(irm https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/iammelvink/EdgeRemover@main/get.ps1)} -ClearUpdateBlocks"

❓ Troubleshooting

If Edge won't uninstall, try:

1. Repairing Edge
2. Making sure that Windows is up to date
3. Making sure that Edge is up to date

✅ Additional Credits

• Xyueta - minor bug fixes
• ave9858 - inspired this script
• h3r0 - notified me about the 'windir' method in the script

Credit to

@he3als

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