
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" -Name DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium -Type "DWORD" -Value 1 –Force Set-item -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" You can create this registry key and parameter using PowerShell: To disable the automatic installation and updating of Microsoft Edge through Windows Update, you must create the DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium registry parameter.

Don’t forget to install an alternative PDF viewer if you used Edge to view PDF files. If you do not wish the Edge update to install automatically again, you can manually download and install Microsoft Edge or block it from being installed via Windows Update.Be sure to set a different default browser in Windows and configure file associations for *.HTML and *.HTM. Once Microsoft Edge is uninstalled, you will now have access to Edge Classic.

When installed via Windows Update, though, Windows 10 does not allow you to uninstall the new Microsoft Edge via the uninstall programs section of Apps & Features, as shown below. In May, we reported that Microsoft Edge would roll out to Windmachines through the KB4559309 update installed via Windows Update.

That does not mean you cannot remove it, though, as a technique has been discovered to uninstall the program via the command prompt. If Microsoft Edge was installed in Windows 10 via Windows Update, you can not remove it via standard methods. How To Uninstall Microsoft Edge Forced-Installed Via Windows Update
