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How to uninstall Microsoft Edge from your computer

Microsoft Edge is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Microsoft Corporation. You can find out more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. Microsoft Edge is normally set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. The entire uninstall command line for Microsoft Edge is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Installer\setup.exe. msedge.exe is the Microsoft Edge's main executable file and it takes close to 3.92 MB (4106312 bytes) on disk.

Microsoft Edge is composed of the following executables which take 32.22 MB (33784304 bytes) on disk:

  • msedge.exe (3.92 MB)
  • msedge_proxy.exe (1.07 MB)
  • pwahelper.exe (1.03 MB)
  • cookie_exporter.exe (121.05 KB)
  • elevated_tracing_service.exe (2.51 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (1.77 MB)
  • identity_helper.exe (1.05 MB)
  • msedgewebview2.exe (3.37 MB)
  • msedge_pwa_launcher.exe (1.47 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.29 MB)
  • ie_to_edge_stub.exe (514.06 KB)
  • setup.exe (6.83 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 133.0.3065.31 of Microsoft Edge. Click on the links below for other Microsoft Edge versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\CloudStore\{558c460d-c29d-449d-ab6f-f7919ac0dfb6}\windows.data.apps.appmetadata\appmetadatalist\microsoft edge

The files below remain on your disk by Microsoft Edge when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\133.0.3065.31.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\AdSelectionAttestationsPreloaded\ad-selection-attestations.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\AdSelectionAttestationsPreloaded\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\BHO\ie_to_edge_bho.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\BHO\ie_to_edge_bho_64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\concrt140.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\cookie_exporter.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\delegatedWebFeatures.sccd
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\dual_engine_adapter_x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\dxcompiler.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\dxil.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\EBWebView\x64\EmbeddedBrowserWebView.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\EBWebView\x86\EmbeddedBrowserWebView.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Edge.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\edge_feedback\camera_mf_trace.wprp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\edge_feedback\mf_trace.wprp
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\edge_game_assist\EdgeGameAssist.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\edge_game_assist\VERSION
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\EdgeWebView.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\elevated_tracing_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\beta.identity_helper.exe.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\canary.identity_helper.exe.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\dev.identity_helper.exe.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\internal.identity_helper.exe.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\resources.pri
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\stable.identity_helper.exe.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\win10\identity_helper.Sparse.Beta.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\win10\identity_helper.Sparse.Canary.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\win10\identity_helper.Sparse.Dev.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\win10\identity_helper.Sparse.Internal.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\win10\identity_helper.Sparse.Stable.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\win11\identity_helper.Sparse.Beta.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\win11\identity_helper.Sparse.Canary.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\win11\identity_helper.Sparse.Dev.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\win11\identity_helper.Sparse.Internal.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\identity_proxy\win11\identity_helper.Sparse.Stable.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Installer\msedge_7z.data
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\learning_tools.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\as.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\az.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\bn-IN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\bs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\ca-Es-VALENCIA.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\cy.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\eu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\fr-CA.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\ga.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\gd.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\gl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\is.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\ka.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\kk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\km.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\kok.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\lb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\lo.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\mi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\Locales\mk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.31\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\microsoft-edge
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\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

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MicrosoftEdgeElevationService\ImagePath


A way to erase Microsoft Edge from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Edge is a program by Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, people want to remove this application. This can be troublesome because removing this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY practice to remove Microsoft Edge is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
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5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Microsoft Edge or simply activate the Search field and type in "Microsoft Edge". The Microsoft Edge app will be found very quickly. When you select Microsoft Edge in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Microsoft Edge, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Microsoft Edge.
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8. After uninstalling Microsoft Edge, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Microsoft Edge which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Microsoft Edge using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Microsoft Edge by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Microsoft Edge by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Microsoft Edge in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-01-27 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-01-27 21:02:00.937