This is the age of the internet. We all use the internet at some point of time daily. There are billions of users of the internet all across the world. Internet users are divided into two parts: PC users and smartphone users. In this blog, we will talk about the issue associated with PC users. Microsoft Windows is one of the most widely used Operating Systems around the world. With the development of Windows 8, Microsoft Edge was built to replace Internet Explorer in the future. But there are many users who face some issues with their Microsoft Edge. The problem here is that you can’t uninstall this application like the other applications because it comes inbuilt with your Operating System. In this blog, we will talk about ways to help you uninstall & reinstall Microsoft Edge on your PC. The way to uninstall Microsoft Edge is a bit different.

Microsoft Edge

Sometimes your Microsoft Edge stops working on your system and you want to get rid of these kinds of problems. There may be problems of extension sometime they work sometimes they do not. Even when you bookmark something on your browser it goes removed after sometime from your browser, in this case you can uninstall the Microsoft browser and can re-install it.

Uninstalling your browser isn’t a good idea but when it starts showing error you can uninstall it and re-install it again. Users of Microsoft often search for these kinds of queries like how uninstall Microsoft Edge and how to reinstall it. But for uninstalling the Microsoft Edge you need PowerShell, but here are the steps that could help you to uninstall the browser and re-install it again on your system. 

Basically, you need a third party for uninstalling a Microsoft edge from your windows 10. For uninstalling Microsoft Edge on windows 10 you will have to follow the given below steps so that here you would know how to uninstall Microsoft Edge:

Boot your PC in safe mode:

Before proceeding further, you need to boot your PC in safe mode. If you don’t know how to do it, follow the steps mentioned below:

• Press Start Key + R on your keyboard simultaneously.
• In the Run Utility Box, type msconfig.
• The System Configuration window will open on the screen. Select the Boot tab.
• Check the box before the option Safe Boot.
• At last, click on OK and then restart your PC.

How to Uninstall Microsoft edge

After you have booted your PC in safe mode, here are the ways that will help you to uninstall and reinstall Microsoft Edge on your PC:

• Open Control Panel on your PC. (click on the start icon and then type Control panel in the search bar. Click on the most relevant option)
• Somewhere near the top-right corner of the screen, there is an option called View By. Click on the button Category (it is just beside View By option).
• Select Small icon from the drop-down list.
• Now click on File Explorer options.
• Select the View tab.
• From this tab, check the box before option Show Hidden files, folders or drives and click on OK.

After the completion of this procedure, follow the steps mentioned below:

• Open the Windows Explorer (you can open it by right-clicking on the start icon and then select the option Open Windows Explorer).
• Navigate to the following folder: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages. (instead of username, you should type your name that you have on your PC)
• Find the folder MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe.
• Delete this folder. If you want to preserve the data of Microsoft Edge, then rename this folder.
• Rename this folder to Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe.BAK.
• Quit the Windows Explorer and restart your PC.

Booting your PC in normal mode:

You can boot your PC in normal mode by following the steps mentioned below:

• Press Start Key + R simultaneously on your PC.
• Type msconfig in the Run Utility Box.
• Click on the Boot tab and uncheck the box before the option Safe Boot.

How to install Microsoft edge

Now that you have completed half of the process to uninstall and reinstall Microsoft Edge, it is time to complete this process by installing this application on your PC. Here are the steps to do it:

• Open Start Menu by clicking on the Start icon.
• Click on the option Microsoft Edge.
• At first, Microsoft Edge will open and then close automatically, wait for some time, then it will be reinstalled on your PC.
• After the installation is complete, you can use Microsoft Edge on your PC as before.

Install Microsoft Edge on your PC manually:

In many cases, Microsoft Edge is not installed automatically or users face difficulty in doing so. Such users can install Microsoft Edge on their PC manually. Here are the steps to do it:

• Type PowerShell in the search bar and right-click on the most relevant option.
• Select the option Run as Administrator from the context menu.
• Once the PowerShell has opened on the screen, type the following command there: Get-AppXPackage -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | ForEach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
• Now, close the PowerShell and then launch Microsoft Edge on your PC.

Another way to do it:

Some users reported that they were unable to install Microsoft Edge manually on their PC. Those users should follow the steps mentioned below to uninstall & reinstall Microsoft Edge on their PC:

• Create another Login account with administrative privileges on your PC.
• Sign-in to this account and go to the User Profile Folder.
• After you are in this folder, copy the folder C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe
• Paste this folder to the User Profile of your main account.

Conclusion:

In this blog, we have discussed the ways to uninstall & reinstall Microsoft Edge on your PC. If you face any difficulty while doing that, you can contact us through our website. We have a team of experts. They can solve all your issues associated with PCs and phones. Our team specializes in dealing with issues related to online media. Feel free to connect with us by calling on our toll-free number. We are available 24X7 to help you.

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