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Anonymous
Jan 21, 2021
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Some apps get stuck in control panel

Hello,   Sometimes I have these PWA's and sometimes they just are stuck to the control panel. Either I reset the edge before uninstalling or such. Can't uninstall the form control panel and if try ...
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    johnjansen
    Jan 22, 2021

    HotCakeX Yeah, we do not have any currently active bugs regarding PWAs failing to uninstall as expected now. The only risk now is potentially having old PWAs from before the bugs were fixed and those not getting updated correctly.

     

    So if you see something uninstalling incorrectly, please do file feedback - we'd like to get it looked at asap.

     

    -John

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HotCakeX
MVP
Jan 22, 2021
Use the feedback button or online form to report this problem, I've seen it and done the same
https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/support

if you want to remove them manually, search for their shortcuts and names in file explorer. Can't help beyond that. it's a problem that needs to be reported to be fixed for everyone.
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johnjansen
Former Employee
Jan 22, 2021

HotCakeX and Deleted , you may also need to delete the registry key. If you installed some apps in the Edge 85 or 86 timeframe, we did have a bug with uninstall that could possibly leave entries behind. So after deleting the shortcuts, you should also search the registry for keys containing the name of the PWA you installed. For example: Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Packages\app.starbucks.com-E712A2E4_1.0.0.1_neutral__ce1v4kad3fj6t

 

-John

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