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A guide to uninstall Microsoft Edge from your PC

Microsoft Edge is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Microsoft Corporation. You can read more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for Microsoft Edge is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Installer\setup.exe. The program's main executable file has a size of 3.92 MB (4113472 bytes) on disk and is called msedge.exe.

Microsoft Edge installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 36.84 MB (38631512 bytes) on disk.

  • msedge.exe (3.92 MB)
  • msedge_proxy.exe (1.42 MB)
  • pwahelper.exe (1.38 MB)
  • cookie_exporter.exe (114.58 KB)
  • elevated_tracing_service.exe (3.75 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (2.24 MB)
  • identity_helper.exe (1.40 MB)
  • msedgewebview2.exe (3.38 MB)
  • msedge_pwa_launcher.exe (1.81 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.59 MB)
  • ie_to_edge_stub.exe (524.08 KB)
  • setup.exe (7.02 MB)
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The current page applies to Microsoft Edge version 138.0.3351.83 alone. Click on the links below for other Microsoft Edge versions:

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Many files, folders and Windows registry data will not be deleted when you are trying to remove Microsoft Edge from your computer.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Microsoft Edge:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application
  • C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge

Generally, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\138.0.3351.83.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\AdSelectionAttestationsPreloaded\ad-selection-attestations.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\AdSelectionAttestationsPreloaded\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\BHO\ie_to_edge_bho.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\BHO\ie_to_edge_bho_64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\concrt140.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\cookie_exporter.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\delegatedWebFeatures.sccd
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\dual_engine_adapter_x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\dxcompiler.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\dxil.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\EBWebView\x64\EmbeddedBrowserWebView.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\EBWebView\x86\EmbeddedBrowserWebView.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Edge.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\edge_feedback\camera_mf_trace.wprp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\edge_feedback\mf_trace.wprp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\edge_game_assist\EdgeGameAssist.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\edge_game_assist\VERSION
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\EdgeWebView.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\elevated_tracing_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\beta.identity_helper.exe.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\canary.identity_helper.exe.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\dev.identity_helper.exe.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\internal.identity_helper.exe.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\resources.pri
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\stable.identity_helper.exe.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\win10\identity_helper.Sparse.Beta.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\win10\identity_helper.Sparse.Canary.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\win10\identity_helper.Sparse.Dev.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\win10\identity_helper.Sparse.Internal.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\win10\identity_helper.Sparse.Stable.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\win11\identity_helper.Sparse.Beta.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\win11\identity_helper.Sparse.Canary.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\win11\identity_helper.Sparse.Dev.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\win11\identity_helper.Sparse.Internal.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\identity_proxy\win11\identity_helper.Sparse.Stable.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Installer\msedge_7z.data
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\learning_tools.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\as.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\az.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\bn-IN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\bs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\ca-Es-VALENCIA.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\cy.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\eu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\fr-CA.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\ga.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\gd.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\gl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\is.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\ka.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\kk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\km.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\kok.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\lb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\lo.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\mi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\mk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\138.0.3351.83\Locales\ml.pak

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Families\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_8wekyb3d8bbwe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Packages\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3336.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\microsoft-edge
  • HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Microsoft\Edge
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Microsoft Edge
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Edge
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MicrosoftEdgeElevationService\ImagePath


How to remove Microsoft Edge from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Edge is an application by Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, people try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK action to uninstall Microsoft Edge is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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5. All the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Microsoft Edge or simply activate the Search field and type in "Microsoft Edge". The Microsoft Edge program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Microsoft Edge in the list of apps, some data about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Microsoft Edge, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Microsoft Edge by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Microsoft Edge by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Microsoft Edge supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-07-10 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-07-10 19:14:50.547