Windows 10: How can I completely uninstall Edge and then reinstall?

I've been using Edge for some time but today I'm having problems accessing websites/apps, eg Yahoo, BBC News etc. Have tried reinstalling Edge as a fix but no change. How can I completely uninstall Edge and then reinstall? Luckily I had another browser installed which I am now using but did prefer Edge so any help would be great. Many thanks.

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Windows Updated(16299.309).KB4088776 Restart is required to complete.

Hi dalchina. Good news, I followed your suggestion and reinstalled the update and now it appears as "installed correctly" *Biggrin Maybe it was not necessary to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter or maybe if necessary. But using it I do not think it could have worsened something. The installation was very fast, unlike the first time it showed step 1 and step 2 completed.

Thanks for the suggestions and for the time to respond Best regards.


And thanks for the tip of that program, I'll have it on my list.

 

Reinstalling Windows 10 Edge

Have you followed through on the instructions completely to reinstall Edge? I don't use Edge, and haven't done this procedure, but this fix worked for two Edge users in the post I linked to. It's an older post and this fix may obsolete/not work with up to date versions of W10, but it's certainly worth a try.

Your reply gives no information about what you did, only what you didn't have, if an item is to be deleted and you can't find it I recommend moving on to the next step. Please list all steps you did, results of each step, and what didn't work in your reply to allow others to assist you.

On the other hand if you follow this process and it works then that's great, no need to do anything except report your success and mark the thread solved.

Good luck *Smile

 

How to Uninstall and Reinstall Microsoft Edge Because of Malware Issue

Windows 10 Pro – 64 bit Version 1909 (OS Build 18363.752)
Microsoft Edge Version 80.0.361.111 (Official build) (64-bit)

Hello,

Question

How do I uninstall Microsoft Edge and reinstall it? Do I need to do anything special to help ensure that the malware is gone when I uninstall? Are there any specific things or steps that I should do before uninstalling so that I keep my favorites and other important settings?

Background Information

In the past few days, I began getting malicious redirects when on the Wall Street Journal website. I would begin reading an article and then be redirected to some spammy site. Or the redirection would fail. Often Norton 360 would warn me that it blocked attacks from malicious websites. This problem only seems to happen on the Wall Street Journal.

Because my problem was localized to only one website, I thought it was their issue. So I wrote to them to complain. They suggested that I clear my cache to see if that makes a difference and that I should try Google Chrome.

I cleared my cache. Problems remained. I tried Google Chrome and the beta version of Microsoft Edge. My problems disappeared. So that leads me to believe that my Microsoft Edge is corrupted with malware somehow.

Norton 360 and Malawarebytes say that my computer is clean. Yet by its behavior, I know that I have an issue.

I am hoping that my problem is localized to Microsoft Edge and not my entire computer. That is, if the problem were deeper than Microsoft Edge, I would expect that Google Chrome would be affected too.

While I do not have an extensive list of favorites, I don't want to lose them either. Because they are synced, I am hoping that I will recover them when I reinstall.

I don't have many extensions, just Dashlane, Office, and Save to Pocket.

I look forward to your help. Thank you.