REM https://github.com/AveYo/fox/blob/main/Edge_Removal.bat is source file @(set "0=%~f0"^)#) & powershell -nop -c iex([io.file]::ReadAllText($env:0)) & exit /b #:: double-click to run or just copy-paste into powershell - it's a standalone hybrid script sp 'HKCU:\Volatile Environment' 'Edge_Removal' @' $also_remove_webview = 1 $host.ui.RawUI.WindowTitle = 'Edge Removal - AveYo, 2022.10.03' ## targets $remove_win32 = @("Microsoft Edge","Microsoft Edge Update"); $remove_appx = @("MicrosoftEdge") if ($also_remove_webview -eq 1) {$remove_win32 += "Microsoft EdgeWebView"; $remove_appx += "Win32WebViewHost"} ## enable admin privileges $D1=[uri].module.gettype('System.Diagnostics.Process')."GetM`ethods"(42) |where {$_.Name -eq 'SetPrivilege'} #`:no-ev-warn 'SeSecurityPrivilege','SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege','SeBackupPrivilege','SeRestorePrivilege'|foreach {$D1.Invoke($null, @("$_",2))} ## set useless policies foreach ($p in 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies','HKLM\SOFTWARE') { cmd /c "reg add ""$p\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate"" /f /v InstallDefault /d 0 /t reg_dword >nul 2>nul" cmd /c "reg add ""$p\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate"" /f /v Install{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062} /d 0 /t reg_dword >nul 2>nul" cmd /c "reg add ""$p\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate"" /f /v Install{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5} /d 1 /t reg_dword >nul 2>nul" cmd /c "reg add ""$p\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate"" /f /v DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium /d 1 /t reg_dword >nul 2>nul" } ## clear win32 uninstall block foreach ($hk in 'HKCU','HKLM') {foreach ($wow in '','\Wow6432Node') {foreach ($i in $remove_win32) { cmd /c "reg delete ""$hk\SOFTWARE${wow}\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$i"" /f /v NoRemove >nul 2>nul" }}} ## find all Edge setup.exe and gather BHO paths $setup = @(); $bho = @(); $bho += "$env:ProgramData\ie_to_edge_stub.exe"; $bho += "$env:Public\ie_to_edge_stub.exe" "LocalApplicationData","ProgramFilesX86","ProgramFiles" |foreach { $setup += dir $($([Environment]::GetFolderPath($_)) + '\Microsoft\Edge*\setup.exe') -rec -ea 0 $bho += dir $($([Environment]::GetFolderPath($_)) + '\Microsoft\Edge*\ie_to_edge_stub.exe') -rec -ea 0 } ## shut edge down foreach ($p in 'MicrosoftEdgeUpdate','chredge','msedge','edge','msedgewebview2','Widgets') { kill -name $p -force -ea 0 } ## use dedicated C:\Scripts path due to Sigma rules FUD $DIR = "$env:SystemDrive\Scripts"; $null = mkdir $DIR -ea 0 ## export OpenWebSearch innovative redirector foreach ($b in $bho) { if (test-path $b) { try {copy $b "$DIR\ie_to_edge_stub.exe" -force -ea 0} catch{} } } ## clear appx uninstall block and remove $provisioned = get-appxprovisionedpackage -online; $appxpackage = get-appxpackage -allusers $store = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore'; $store_reg = $store.replace(':','') $users = @('S-1-5-18'); if (test-path $store) {$users += $((dir $store |where {$_ -like '*S-1-5-21*'}).PSChildName)} foreach ($choice in $remove_appx) { if ('' -eq $choice.Trim()) {continue} foreach ($appx in $($provisioned |where {$_.PackageName -like "*$choice*"})) { $PackageFamilyName = ($appxpackage |where {$_.Name -eq $appx.DisplayName}).PackageFamilyName; $PackageFamilyName cmd /c "reg add ""$store_reg\Deprovisioned\$PackageFamilyName"" /f >nul 2>nul" cmd /c "dism /online /remove-provisionedappxpackage /packagename:$($appx.PackageName) >nul 2>nul" #powershell -nop -c remove-appxprovisionedpackage -packagename "'$($appx.PackageName)'" -online 2>&1 >'' } foreach ($appx in $($appxpackage |where {$_.PackageFullName -like "*$choice*"})) { $inbox = (gp "$store\InboxApplications\*$($appx.Name)*" Path).PSChildName $PackageFamilyName = $appx.PackageFamilyName; $PackageFullName = $appx.PackageFullName; $PackageFullName foreach ($app in $inbox) {cmd /c "reg delete ""$store_reg\InboxApplications\$app"" /f >nul 2>nul" } cmd /c "reg add ""$store_reg\Deprovisioned\$PackageFamilyName"" /f >nul 2>nul" foreach ($sid in $users) {cmd /c "reg add ""$store_reg\EndOfLife\$sid\$PackageFullName"" /f >nul 2>nul"} cmd /c "dism /online /set-nonremovableapppolicy /packagefamily:$PackageFamilyName /nonremovable:0 >nul 2>nul" powershell -nop -c "remove-appxpackage -package '$PackageFullName' -AllUsers" 2>&1 >'' foreach ($sid in $users) {cmd /c "reg delete ""$store_reg\EndOfLife\$sid\$PackageFullName"" /f >nul 2>nul"} } } ## shut edge down, again foreach ($p in 'MicrosoftEdgeUpdate','chredge','msedge','edge','msedgewebview2','Widgets') { kill -name $p -force -ea 0 } ## brute-run found Edge setup.exe with uninstall args $purge = '--uninstall --system-level --force-uninstall' if ($also_remove_webview -eq 1) { foreach ($s in $setup) { try{ start -wait $s -args "--msedgewebview $purge" } catch{} } } foreach ($s in $setup) { try{ start -wait $s -args "--msedge $purge" } catch{} } ## prevent latest cumulative update (LCU) failing due to non-matching EndOfLife Edge entries foreach ($i in $remove_appx) { dir "$store\EndOfLife" -rec -ea 0 |where {$_ -like "*${i}*"} |foreach {cmd /c "reg delete ""$($_.Name)"" /f >nul 2>nul"} dir "$store\Deleted\EndOfLife" -rec -ea 0 |where {$_ -like "*${i}*"} |foreach {cmd /c "reg delete ""$($_.Name)"" /f >nul 2>nul"} } ## extra cleanup $desktop = $([Environment]::GetFolderPath('Desktop')); $appdata = $([Environment]::GetFolderPath('ApplicationData')) del "$appdata\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\Tombstones\Microsoft Edge.lnk" -force -ea 0 del "$appdata\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Microsoft Edge.lnk" -force -ea 0 del "$desktop\Microsoft Edge.lnk" -force -ea 0 ## add OpenWebSearch to redirect microsoft-edge: anti-competitive links to the default browser $IFEO = 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options' $MSEP = ($env:ProgramFiles,${env:ProgramFiles(x86)})[[Environment]::Is64BitOperatingSystem] + '\Microsoft\Edge\Application' $MIN = ('--headless','--width 1 --height 1')[([environment]::OSVersion.Version.Build) -gt 25179] $CMD = "$env:systemroot\system32\conhost.exe $MIN" # AveYo: minimize prompt - see Terminal issue #13914 cmd /c "reg add HKCR\microsoft-edge /f /ve /d URL:microsoft-edge >nul" cmd /c "reg add HKCR\microsoft-edge /f /v ""URL Protocol"" /d """" >nul" cmd /c "reg add HKCR\microsoft-edge /f /v NoOpenWith /d """" >nul" cmd /c "reg add HKCR\microsoft-edge\shell\open\command /f /ve /d ""$DIR\ie_to_edge_stub.exe %1"" >nul" cmd /c "reg add HKCR\MSEdgeHTM /f /v NoOpenWith /d """" >nul" cmd /c "reg add HKCR\MSEdgeHTM\shell\open\command /f /ve /d ""$DIR\ie_to_edge_stub.exe %1"" >nul" cmd /c "reg add ""$IFEO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe"" /f /v UseFilter /d 1 /t reg_dword >nul >nul" cmd /c "reg add ""$IFEO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe\0"" /f /v FilterFullPath /d ""$DIR\ie_to_edge_stub.exe"" >nul" cmd /c "reg add ""$IFEO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe\0"" /f /v Debugger /d ""$CMD $DIR\OpenWebSearch.cmd"" >nul" cmd /c "reg add ""$IFEO\msedge.exe"" /f /v UseFilter /d 1 /t reg_dword >nul" cmd /c "reg add ""$IFEO\msedge.exe\0"" /f /v FilterFullPath /d ""$MSEP\msedge.exe"" >nul" cmd /c "reg add ""$IFEO\msedge.exe\0"" /f /v Debugger /d ""$CMD $DIR\OpenWebSearch.cmd"" >nul" $OpenWebSearch = @$ @title OpenWebSearch Redux & echo off & set ?= open start menu web search, widgets links or help in your chosen browser - by AveYo for /f %%E in ('"prompt $E$S& for %%e in (1) do rem"') do echo;%%E[2t 2>nul & rem AveYo: minimize prompt call :reg_var "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\https\UserChoice" ProgID ProgID if /i "%ProgID%" equ "MSEdgeHTM" echo;Default browser is set to Edge! Change it or remove OpenWebSearch script. & pause & exit /b call :reg_var "HKCR\%ProgID%\shell\open\command" "" Browser set Choice=& for %%. in (%Browser%) do if not defined Choice set "Choice=%%~." call :reg_var "HKCR\MSEdgeMHT\shell\open\command" "" FallBack set "Edge=" & for %%. in (%FallBack%) do if not defined Edge set "Edge=%%~." set "URI=" & set "URL=" & set "NOOP=" & set "PassTrough=%Edge:msedge=edge%" set "CLI=%CMDCMDLINE:"=``% " if defined CLI set "CLI=%CLI:*ie_to_edge_stub.exe`` =%" if defined CLI set "CLI=%CLI:*ie_to_edge_stub.exe =%" if defined CLI set "CLI=%CLI:*msedge.exe`` =%" if defined CLI set "CLI=%CLI:*msedge.exe =%" set "FIX=%CLI:~-1%" if defined CLI if "%FIX%"==" " set "CLI=%CLI:~0,-1%" if defined CLI set "RED=%CLI:microsoft-edge=%" if defined CLI set "URL=%CLI:http=%" if defined CLI set "ARG=%CLI:``="%" if "%CLI%" equ "%RED%" (set NOOP=1) else if "%CLI%" equ "%URL%" (set NOOP=1) if defined NOOP if exist "%PassTrough%" start "" "%PassTrough%" %ARG% if defined NOOP exit /b set "URL=%CLI:*microsoft-edge=%" set "URL=http%URL:*http=%" set "FIX=%URL:~-2%" if defined URL if "%FIX%"=="``" set "URL=%URL:~0,-2%" call :dec_url start "" "%Choice%" "%URL%" exit :reg_var [USAGE] call :reg_var "HKCU\Volatile Environment" value-or-"" variable [extra options] set {var}=& set {reg}=reg query "%~1" /v %2 /z /se "," /f /e& if %2=="" set {reg}=reg query "%~1" /ve /z /se "," /f /e for /f "skip=2 tokens=* delims=" %%V in ('%{reg}% %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 2^>nul') do if not defined {var} set "{var}=%%V" if not defined {var} (set {reg}=& set "%~3="& exit /b) else if %2=="" set "{var}=%{var}:*) =%"& rem AveYo: v3 if not defined {var} (set {reg}=& set "%~3="& exit /b) else set {reg}=& set "%~3=%{var}:*) =%"& set {var}=& exit /b :dec_url brute url percent decoding set ".=%URL:!=}%"&setlocal enabledelayedexpansion& rem brute url percent decoding set ".=!.:%%={!" &set ".=!.:{3A=:!" &set ".=!.:{2F=/!" &set ".=!.:{3F=?!" &set ".=!.:{23=#!" &set ".=!.:{5B=[!" &set ".=!.:{5D=]!" set ".=!.:{40=@!"&set ".=!.:{21=}!" &set ".=!.:{24=$!" &set ".=!.:{26=&!" &set ".=!.:{27='!" &set ".=!.:{28=(!" &set ".=!.:{29=)!" set ".=!.:{2A=*!"&set ".=!.:{2B=+!" &set ".=!.:{2C=,!" &set ".=!.:{3B=;!" &set ".=!.:{3D==!" &set ".=!.:{25=%%!"&set ".=!.:{20= !" set ".=!.:{=%%!" &rem set ",=!.:%%=!" & if "!,!" neq "!.!" endlocal& set "URL=%.:}=!%" & call :dec_url endlocal& set "URL=%.:}=!%" & exit /b rem done $@ [io.file]::WriteAllText("$DIR\OpenWebSearch.cmd", $OpenWebSearch) >'' ## cleanup $cleanup = gp 'Registry::HKEY_Users\S-1-5-21*\Volatile*' Edge_Removal -ea 0 if ($cleanup) {rp $cleanup.PSPath Edge_Removal -force -ea 0} write-host -nonew -fore green -back black "`n EDGE REMOVED!"; exit ## ask to run script as admin '@.replace("$@","'@").replace("@$","@'") -force -ea 0; $A = '-nop -noe -c & {iex((gp ''Registry::HKEY_Users\S-1-5-21*\Volatile*'' Edge_Removal -ea 0)[0].Edge_Removal)}' start powershell -args $A -verb runas $_Press_Enter #::