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EdgeUninstallGuide.md

The article provides a step-by-step guide to completely uninstall Microsoft Edge on supported Windows versions using a PowerShell script run as administrator. It instructs users to first run Windows Update, then execute a specific command to download and run an uninstallation script. The guide notes that the Microsoft Edge Update service may remain after uninstallation, as it is required for WebView2 updates.

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Important Working on the latest supported Windows versions. Run Windows Update before following this guide.

  1. Open Powershell > RUN AS ADMIN
  2. Paste in irm https://gist.github.com/ave9858/c3451d9f452389ac7607c99d45edecc6/raw/UninstallEdge.ps1 | iex and press enter
  3. Microsoft Edge will be completely uninstalled. Note The Microsoft Edge Update service might remain, this is normal as it is required for updating WebView2.
source & further reading
gist.github.com — original article A command file for use with AI coding harness, to automate creation of structured changelog entries. Session 11 Cheat Sheet — Claude Code & the Claude Agent SDK agent-proxy — a zero-dep proxy that shows the bloat in Claude Code's requests (ranked tool table + full readable Markdown of every request)
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