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srabago
Copper Contributor
Aug 24, 2023
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'Work - Edge' Desktop Shortcut Reappears after deleting and reopening Edge Browser

End user removes the spam Desktop shortcut labeled 'Work - Edge': Once they reopen the Edge browser, the app shortcut reappears.
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    Kelly_Y
    Aug 29, 2023

    Hi Everyone - The fix for this was released to Microsoft Edge Beta Version 117.0.2045.12.  If you have access to the Beta Channel, please test and let us know if the issue has been resolved.  

     

    The fix should also be included in the next Stable release, which should be later this week if there are no delays.  Thanks!

     

    -Kelly

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mortenbutcheregebaek
Copper Contributor
Sep 01, 2023
Set this:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate]
"CreateDesktopShortcutDefault"=dword:00000000
"RemoveDesktopShortcutDefault"=dword:00000001
That worked on AVD on my users
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LLARS_REV
Copper Contributor
Sep 01, 2023

Already did that, biggest issue is those garbage Work-Edge desktop shortcuts generated 170K of those on every desktop folder Synced to OneDrive so desktop screens and OneDrive sync broke on hundreds of computers.

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    Keith_B2023
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 01, 2023
    Not a solution or clean for that matter, but you can run a login script to delete "Work*.lnk" and "Profile*.lnk" files from %USERPROFILE%\<Onedrive Location>\Desktop
    It is clunky but effective.

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