Microsoft Edge is a “Trusted” UI App and a core part of the Windows 11-10 Operating System it sets itself to not only be the default browser, but the default PDF reader too it is integrated in Windows 11, Edge is clearly the application that Microsoft wants you to use by any means. And yet, there are many reasons to stay away from Edge and continue using Other Browsers . There is no option to block it but sometimes it can be necessary, for example:
One of our followers has emailed us and asked a way to block Edge because his child use it in restricted Account , his Windows version was Windows 11 Home and he said that he tried all possibilities to block the EDGE but no luck , we coded this App for him and realized many people need it.
What is new : (Friday, March 22, 2024)
[ Added ] – Option to block Only Ms EDGE via cmd
[ Added ] – Option to block Only Webview2 via cmd
[ Added ] – Some code improvements
Edge Blocker is a Portable Freeware , the app starts up right away after you download and unpack it , (it works on windows 11-10 , Windows 8.1 , Windows 8 and Windows 7). The interface is pretty basic, so no super skills are required to work with it.
To block Microsoft EDGE use “Block” button and to unblock it click “Unblock” button , once you’ve blocked the browser, it won’t load even if you – or an app – tries to launch , we recommend to change the default browser firs if you have no other browser installed (use defult browser link).Edge icon on the GUI will show the status of the Microsoft Edge , if it is grayed out mean it is blocked.
If you use EDGE shortcut box , Edge blocker will create a Microsoft EDGE shortcut on desktop.
In a command prompt, running “EdgeBlock_x64.exe /?” or “EdgeBlock.exe /?” (no quotes) will list all available parameters.
if your Windows user account has administrator privileges, the restriction takes place at the system level, so all users are impacted.
NOTE : If EDGE browser is open during blocking process, it will be closed forcefully. Before you Block Microsoft EDGE , please not forget to change your default browser – Here
Some programs may use “EdgeWebView” or Edge components. These programs may not work properly if you block EdgeWebView or Edge.
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 11 , Windows 10 , Windows 8.1 , Windows 8 , Windows 7
Supported languages: English
File: EdgeBlock_x64.exe │ Virustotal
MD5: 978cae8d7bba5999c0346df78f47e300
SHA1: 60102cc2c1ff9cb42cd3391894f13d2dc3461184
File: EdgeBlock.exe │ Virustotal
MD5: ac92bc841e2deaefd5fa2dd82a3f84da
SHA1: 476bfac09f41436e39081d07deb770ce31f9d961
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Hi, Copilot works with Edge, so if Edge doesn’t work, Copilot won’t work either, there is nothing we can do about it, Microsoft needs to make Copilot independent from Edge so they can work separately. We will update if we find a solution.
It seems that the app also prevents Copilot from working along with Edge. I noticed that Copilot stopped opening for me and remembered I had blocked Edge with the app. When I allowed Edge again, Copilot started functioning. Could you verify if it’s the app and possibly make an update to it so that it can block Edge without affecting Copilot?
FYI… on Vivaldi browser, it seems if the comments pages are more than 2 pages long, you cannot get to the second page easily. The page numbers go in a pattern of 1, …, page # greater than 2, next number, etc.
Hello, you can even use the cumbersome update of the Edge program on Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 systems, although I don’t know if it will work on the latest system, it is a small program for removing edge, in my case it is called uninstall_edge and when you run install_wim_tweak it removes it from the computer, there is also a Windows command script,
which you can also try to run if something goes wrong, if I upload it to some file hosting I will share it
The program has command prompt support. You can block with the /B parameter. Since the program requires administrator privileges, you can use the task scheduler to run it at the start of the session. If you do not want to deal with the task scheduler, use our program below.
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But the program did not have parameter support only for blocking webview2. We have noted it down.
Thank you stephen
Is there a way to run this at startup with webview2 blocked automatically?
Thanks.
Thank you Sordum for a great little tool. Super simple to use as well. I have used your software for years, so a big "Thank You". Regards –
Thank you your great tool !! To anyone wondering I recoment firstly deleting Edge completly from your computer using this guide – Web Link …
and then after use EdgeBlocker and your are all set 😉
Author, please update the interface like "Windows Update Blocker v1.8".
Microsoft’s mentality must change completely
I stopped MSEdge from running by renaming the application. If it come back, I will install Ubuntu and never use Microsoft products again. It seems that every year they get more and more evil.
Normally it is enough to perform the following steps once, it should not change
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I’d like to block just the default PDF reader that is integrated in Edge ONLY: I want to use Sumatra, but now that changes continuously and … annoyingly!
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Hola, le comento que windows 7 también se le puede instalar, un versión más antigua
Hi, is there an option to just block Edge, i have edge and edge dev, but prefer to have Edge dev only, block Edge block all edge version at once, any workaround? Thanks
I’m using Edge as default browser but is there way to stop/disable Microsofts forceably downloading webview folder components?