ShadowWhisperer/Remove-MS-Edge
Remove MS Edge
Remove-MS-Edge is a script-based utility designed to uninstall preinstalled web browsers and the WebView2 runtime from Windows operating systems. It functions as a component management tool that leverages batch scripts to remove system packages and associated runtime environments.
The project includes a recovery utility to restore removed browser components from cabinet archives. This capability is used to resolve Windows Update loops and repair system update failures caused by missing browser components.
The toolkit employs system-level primitives including the Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool, registry modifications for component deactivation, and administrative execution models to manage protected system files.
Features
- Browser Removal Utilities - Completely uninstalls the preinstalled Microsoft Edge browser and its associated components.
- Microsoft Edge Removals - Provides automated scripts to remove the system web browser and its associated runtime.
- Administrative Permission Requirements - Requires elevated system permissions to modify restricted directories and critical system registry hives.
- DISM Feature Removals - Utilizes the Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool to remove or add system-level software packages.
- Windows Registry Modifications - Disables browser functionality and prevents automatic reinstallation by modifying specific system registry keys.
- Browser Management Scripts - Provides batch utilities for installing, uninstalling, and restoring web browsers and their web view components.
- WebView2 Runtime Management Tools - Removes or reinstalls the specific web runtime used by third-party applications to render web content on Windows.
- Windows Update Repair Utilities - Provides tools for restoring removed browser components from cabinet archives to fix Windows Update loops.
- System Recovery Tools - Restores deleted system browsers and runtimes using offline archives to return the operating system to its original state.
- Browser Restoration Utilities - Reinstalls the primary web browser or runtime environment after core components have been removed.
- Cabinet File Restorations - Restores missing system components by extracting original binaries from standalone hosted cabinet archives.
- Windows Update Issue Repair - Fixes system update failures caused by the missing browser components required for Windows Update to complete.
