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5. Soon is now.

Sat Aug 8, 2020, 07:09 AM

Aug 2020

I just tried, but Uninstall is greyed-out. The only “live” option is Modify, so I turned off Default, and changed my preference to Chrome.

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Everyone's least favorite web browser will soon be impossible to uninstall [View all] sl8 Aug 2020 OP

I miss the early freewheelin days of the web c. 1996 Blues Heron Aug 2020 #1

Start: PC Settings canetoad Aug 2020 #2

👍 mdelaguna Aug 2020 #3

Soon is now. ariadne0614 Aug 2020 #5

I'll uninstall it - I'll wipe the hard drive and install Linux. woodsprite Aug 2020 #6

Unless you run Linux on the machine! jimlup Aug 2020 #7

They will probably make it an "essential part of Windows" localroger Aug 2020 #8

I avoid anything microsoft with running Mint Linux for years beachbumbob Aug 2020 #9

Just got my Windows update this morning, a big one. I still won't use Edge. Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #11

How to remove the new Microsoft Edge if uninstallation is blocked douglas9 Aug 2020 #12

Edge Chromium is actually a good browser. ManiacJoe Aug 2020 #13