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lavanyadeepak
Copper Contributor
Dec 29, 2022
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Edge does not seem to be running on TaskBar but ...

I do not have active Edge running on the Task Bar but it looks like a process is running in the background. Any insights how to exit Edge completely when doing system maintenance activities other tha...
  • Neon01's avatar
    Neon01
    Dec 31, 2022

    lavanyadeepak This shouldn't happen. I have Edge, Edge Dev and Edge Canary installed on various machines, and when I close them, all running Edge processes are shut down normally. 

     

    Can it be you're using the Edge Startup boost? Go to edge://settings/system and check the first two entries "Startup boost" and "Continue running background extensions and apps..." 

    Does disabling them both solve your issue?

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Neon01
Steel Contributor
Dec 31, 2022

lavanyadeepak This shouldn't happen. I have Edge, Edge Dev and Edge Canary installed on various machines, and when I close them, all running Edge processes are shut down normally. 

 

Can it be you're using the Edge Startup boost? Go to edge://settings/system and check the first two entries "Startup boost" and "Continue running background extensions and apps..." 

Does disabling them both solve your issue?

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    lavanyadeepak
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 01, 2023
    Thank you Neon01. That worked and addressed the issue.

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