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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.
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
I've fixed a couple by: 1. c$ to machine to public desktop: delete Pinned Site Shortcuts which are set to open with IE (replace with non-browser specific shortcuts). Then C$ navigate to their user folder > one drive > desktop and delete all of the Work - Edge * shortcuts. 2. repeat on any linked machines.
This has worked pretty consistently and deleting the shortcuts via File Explorer is the quickest.
The only one I saw reoccur happened because their 2nd machine was offline so fix wasn't also completed on it. Fix resolved only until they logged onto that computer and then it started happening again. Once also fixed on that one, issue stopped happening.
I suspect it occurs when an old Pinned site shortcut coded to open in IE is selected. These shortcuts continued to work for a long time by opening in Edge instead, but yeah, this started I think a week or two ago. If this is correct, then you'll want to find and delete any of those shortcuts. I'd noticed they are listed in File Explorer as Pinned Site Shortcuts rather than Internet Shortcut or just Shortcut, if that makes it easier to find them.
This has worked pretty consistently and deleting the shortcuts via File Explorer is the quickest.
The only one I saw reoccur happened because their 2nd machine was offline so fix wasn't also completed on it. Fix resolved only until they logged onto that computer and then it started happening again. Once also fixed on that one, issue stopped happening.
I suspect it occurs when an old Pinned site shortcut coded to open in IE is selected. These shortcuts continued to work for a long time by opening in Edge instead, but yeah, this started I think a week or two ago. If this is correct, then you'll want to find and delete any of those shortcuts. I'd noticed they are listed in File Explorer as Pinned Site Shortcuts rather than Internet Shortcut or just Shortcut, if that makes it easier to find them.