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derekamoss
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Jul 24, 2019

Edge deletes Edge

After being updated to the new Dev build 77.0.223.0 any other trace of the old Edge has disappeared in the start menu as well as in search. It still shows its installed via Settings-App.  The only wa...
  • JTKimbell's avatar
    JTKimbell
    Jul 25, 2019
    Update: we believe we've identified the issue here and hope to fix this soon. Thank you so much for helping to identify this issue before it went out to a broader population!
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JTKimbell
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Update: we believe we've identified the issue here and hope to fix this soon. Thank you so much for helping to identify this issue before it went out to a broader population!
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tomscharbach
Bronze Contributor
Jul 28, 2019

JTKimbell  "Update: we believe we've identified the issue here and hope to fix this soon. Thank you so much for helping to identify this issue before it went out to a broader population!"

 

I think that the problem expanded with the introduction of KB4505903, which is to suggest that we are advancing backwards.  

 

I reported on Wednesday July 24 that I could not replicate the error using Windows 10 Pro 1903 Build 18362.239 and Edge Dev Version 77.0.223.0.

 

This morning, the error showed up.  The only change in environment was installation of KB4505903 this morning, which updated my computer to Windows 10 Pro 1903 Build 18362.267.

 

The error does not manifest on another computer which has not yet been updated, running Windows 10 Pro 1903 Build 18362.239 and Edge Dev Version 77.0.223.0.

 

So whatever else happened, it looks like the error may have been released into the wild, so to speak, by KB4505903.

 

In response to your question regarding Windows Insider participation (which might or might not be relevant at this point), I am a member of the Windows Insider Program, but am not currently testing any Insider builds on any of my computers.  I am running the production 1903 version on both computers I'm using to test Edge Chromium.

 

 

 

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    tomscharbach
    Bronze Contributor
    Jul 29, 2019

    JTKimbell 

     

    I have confirmed that installation of KB4505093 triggers the "Edge Deletes Edge" behavior, as I suspected yesterday.

     

    I updated the computer running Windows 10 Home 1903 Build 18362.239 with KB4505093 this morning and took a moment to document the change.

     

    BEFORE the KB4505093 update, both EdgeHTML and Edge Chromium show up in the Start list:

     

     

    AFTER the KB4505093 update (moving the build to Windows 10 Home 1903 Build 18362.267), EdgeHTML is gone from the list:

     

     

     

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      JTKimbell
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      Jul 29, 2019

      tomscharbach Thanks everyone, this matches with our understanding and expectations. This feature has been turned off for some users, and even though some of you like this experience, we'll be rolling it back in another update for everyone else. 

       

      Appreciate your help and the details.

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