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Removing Edge on the script seems to cause problems however I've seen a way to do it proper and actually getting the edge uninstaller to pop up. This works on Windows 10 and 11. First you have to go to a specific registry location to remove the NoRemove option from "1" to "0" from Edge. Its located in
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge" This allows the uninstall button to not be grayed out.
Next you have to get system access in System32 to a file called "IntegratedServicesRegionPolicySet.json". This file seems to control the policies for users in countries that can remove Edge. Inside the file there is a bit of text including "Edge is uninstallable" with it set to disabled. If you change it to enabled it is possible to be removed through programs and will give you a pop up asking if you want to uninstall Edge. This keeps WebView2 and I believe this method may stop Microsoft from reinstalling Edge with an update as it tricks the system into thinking its allowed to be removed (Had this done on my machine for 2-3 months and it hasn't reinstalled itself). This does leave some Edge behind but is a more stable way of removing as full removal can cause problems with games and apps like Minecraft Bedrock if you do a full removal. If this doesn't work I have found that if you add below "Edge is uninstallable" the country you are in "US" for example (There should be a list of countries under region" in the ISRPS.json file, add "US", in front) this should 100% ensure it gets removed as it tricks it more in thinking the United States region is allowed to remove Edge. Im not a developer but I would love to see this somehow implemented into the winutil.
Here is the video I saw of it being removed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_utrsNxQiR0
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Removing Edge on the script seems to cause problems however I've seen a way to do it proper and actually getting the edge uninstaller to pop up. This works on Windows 10 and 11. First you have to go to a specific registry location to remove the NoRemove option from "1" to "0" from Edge. Its located in
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge" This allows the uninstall button to not be grayed out.
Next you have to get system access in System32 to a file called "IntegratedServicesRegionPolicySet.json". This file seems to control the policies for users in countries that can remove Edge. Inside the file there is a bit of text including "Edge is uninstallable" with it set to disabled. If you change it to enabled it is possible to be removed through programs and will give you a pop up asking if you want to uninstall Edge. This keeps WebView2 and I believe this method may stop Microsoft from reinstalling Edge with an update as it tricks the system into thinking its allowed to be removed (Had this done on my machine for 2-3 months and it hasn't reinstalled itself). This does leave some Edge behind but is a more stable way of removing as full removal can cause problems with games and apps like Minecraft Bedrock if you do a full removal. If this doesn't work I have found that if you add below "Edge is uninstallable" the country you are in "US" for example (There should be a list of countries under region" in the ISRPS.json file, add "US", in front) this should 100% ensure it gets removed as it tricks it more in thinking the United States region is allowed to remove Edge. Im not a developer but I would love to see this somehow implemented into the winutil.
Here is the video I saw of it being removed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_utrsNxQiR0
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