How do I uninstall Microsoft Edge Update application on Windows 10?

Question

We have a lab machine running Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 1809 which needs to have Microsoft Edge and all its components uninstalled as it is causing issues to the main lab application called Natus Database. We have been able to uninstall Microsoft Edge but we don't know how to uninstall Microsoft Edge Update as it has the Uninstall button greyed out. The program is in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate and even if the EdgeUpdate is deleted, it comes back within a day.Is there another way to remove this program? (which by the way won't show on Control Panel Program and Features module).

Answer 1

You could manually disable all Edge-related update services:

• Open services.msc.
• Double-click Microsoft Edge Elevation Service, i.e., MicrosoftEdgeElevationService, stop it, and set Start type to Disabled.
• Double-click Microsoft Edge Update Service, i.e., edgeupdate, stop it, and set Start type to Disabled.
• Double-click MMicrosoft Edge Update Service (yes, there are two services with the same name!), i.e., edgeupdatem, stop it, and set Start type to Disabled.

However, it might be easier to disable Edge, Edge WebView2 and Edge updates all at once using the free Edge Blocker app from Sordum.

You can also do so using Sysinternals free Autoruns.

Of course, after a Windows 10 update, expect that you would need to repeat that process! Even after Edge is completely uninstalled, a Windows update can bring it back.

Answer 2

You can rename the update software in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate and then it can't do anything.

application file is MicrosoftEdgeupdate