$msedgeProcess = Get-Process -Name "msedge" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $widgetsProcess = Get-Process -Name "widgets" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue # Checking if Microsoft Edge is running if ($msedgeProcess) { Stop-Process -Name "msedge" -Force } else { Write-Output "msedge process is not running." } # Checking if Widgets is running if ($widgetsProcess) { Stop-Process -Name "widgets" -Force } else { Write-Output "widgets process is not running." } function Uninstall-Process { param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [string]$Key ) $originalNation = [microsoft.win32.registry]::GetValue('HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International\Geo', 'Nation', [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::String) # Set Nation to 84 (France) temporarily [microsoft.win32.registry]::SetValue('HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International\Geo', 'Nation', 68, [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::String) | Out-Null # credits to he3als for the Acl commands $fileName = "IntegratedServicesRegionPolicySet.json" $pathISRPS = [Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\" + $fileName $aclISRPS = Get-Acl -Path $pathISRPS $aclISRPSBackup = [System.Security.AccessControl.FileSecurity]::new() $aclISRPSBackup.SetSecurityDescriptorSddlForm($acl.Sddl) if (Test-Path -Path $pathISRPS) { try { $admin = [System.Security.Principal.NTAccount]$(New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier('S-1-5-32-544')).Translate([System.Security.Principal.NTAccount]).Value $aclISRPS.SetOwner($admin) $rule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule($admin, 'FullControl', 'Allow') $aclISRPS.AddAccessRule($rule) Set-Acl -Path $pathISRPS -AclObject $aclISRPS Rename-Item -Path $pathISRPS -NewName ($fileName + '.bak') -Force } catch { Write-Error "[$Mode] Failed to set owner for $pathISRPS" } } $baseKey = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' $registryPath = $baseKey + '\ClientState\' + $Key if (!(Test-Path -Path $registryPath)) { Write-Host "[$Mode] Registry key not found: $registryPath" return } Remove-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "experiment_control_labels" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null $uninstallString = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath).UninstallString $uninstallArguments = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath).UninstallArguments if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($uninstallString) -or [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($uninstallArguments)) { Write-Host "[$Mode] Cannot find uninstall methods for $Mode" return } $uninstallArguments += " --force-uninstall --delete-profile" # $uninstallCommand = "`"$uninstallString`"" + $uninstallArguments if (!(Test-Path -Path $uninstallString)) { Write-Host "[$Mode] setup.exe not found at: $uninstallString" return } Start-Process -FilePath $uninstallString -ArgumentList $uninstallArguments -Wait -NoNewWindow -Verbose # Restore Acl if (Test-Path -Path ($pathISRPS + '.bak')) { Rename-Item -Path ($pathISRPS + '.bak') -NewName $fileName -Force Set-Acl -Path $pathISRPS -AclObject $aclISRPSBackup } # Restore Nation [microsoft.win32.registry]::SetValue('HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International\Geo', 'Nation', $originalNation, [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::String) | Out-Null if ((Get-ItemProperty -Path $baseKey).IsEdgeStableUninstalled -eq 1) { Write-Host "[$Mode] Edge Stable has been successfully uninstalled" } } function Uninstall-Edge { Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge" -Name "NoRemove" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null [microsoft.win32.registry]::SetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdateDev", "AllowUninstall", 1, [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::DWord) | Out-Null Uninstall-Process -Key '{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}' @( "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs", "$env:PUBLIC\Desktop", "$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop" ) | ForEach-Object { $shortcutPath = Join-Path -Path $_ -ChildPath "Microsoft Edge.lnk" if (Test-Path -Path $shortcutPath) { Remove-Item -Path $shortcutPath -Force } } } function Uninstall-WebView { Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft EdgeWebView" -Name "NoRemove" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null # Force to use system-wide WebView2 # [microsoft.win32.registry]::SetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\WebView2\BrowserExecutableFolder", "*", "%%SystemRoot%%\System32\Microsoft-Edge-WebView") Uninstall-Process -Key '{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}' } function Uninstall-EdgeUpdate { Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge Update" -Name "NoRemove" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null $registryPath = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' if (!(Test-Path -Path $registryPath)) { Write-Host "Registry key not found: $registryPath" return } $uninstallCmdLine = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath).UninstallCmdLine if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($uninstallCmdLine)) { Write-Host "Cannot find uninstall methods for $Mode" return } Write-Output "Uninstalling: $uninstallCmdLine" Start-Process cmd.exe "/c $uninstallCmdLine" -WindowStyle Hidden -Wait } Uninstall-Edge # "WebView" { Uninstall-WebView } # "EdgeUpdate" { Uninstall-EdgeUpdate }