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JimRome
Aug 18, 2019Brass Contributor
How do I remove Edge and IE so Edge Dev is opened by, say, Windows Update?
Edge Dev IS my default browser, but not even Microsoft seems to honor that. How do I remove Edge and IE so they are not used? Uninstall is grayed out.
Anthony
Aug 18, 2019Iron Contributor
Oh. For PDF I (always) have Adobe Acrobat as my default to open/edit PDF files. I can't speak for that but outside of that Edge Canary in Windows 10 is my default without any problems. As Tom said, Edge Classic will be gone in due time. IE even though it's incorporated into Windows 10, and still getting security updates, it is "not being encouraged" to be used as a web browser per Microsoft. I wouldn't be surprised if they'll eventually remove IE 11 out of Windows once Edge Chromium goes into Stable release or after a release or two for people to transition over. Especially with IE mode going to be built into Edge C. Although Maybe not and they'll keep IE 11 in Windows, but Edge Classic will be gone.
HotCakeX
Aug 19, 2019MVP
In Windows 10 insider build 18963, IE is gone. they even removed it from the optional features inside control panel. the only built in browser is the old Edge and it has no conflicts with Edge insider canary.