Function Uninstall-WinUtilEdgeBrowser { <# .SYNOPSIS Uninstall the Edge Browser (Chromium) from the system in an elegant way. .DESCRIPTION This will switch up the region to one of the EEA countries temporarily and uninstall the Edge Browser (Chromium). #> param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateSet("install", "uninstall")] [string]$action ) function Uninstall-EdgeClient { 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 any of the EEA regions temporarily # Refer: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/intl/table-of-geographical-locations $tmpNation = 68 # Ireland [microsoft.win32.registry]::SetValue('HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International\Geo', 'Nation', $tmpNation, [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::String) | Out-Null $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 the status flag Remove-ItemProperty -Path $baseKey -Name "IsEdgeStableUninstalled" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null 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 } # Extra arguments to nuke it $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 Nation back to the original [microsoft.win32.registry]::SetValue('HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International\Geo', 'Nation', $originalNation, [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::String) | Out-Null # might not exist in some cases 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-EdgeClient -Key '{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}' Remove-Item -Path "Computer\\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\MSEdgePDF" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null Remove-Item -Path "Computer\\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\MSEdgeHTM" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null Remove-Item -Path "Computer\\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\MSEdgeMHT" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null # Remove Edge Polocy reg keys Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null # Remove Edge reg keys Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Edge" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null } function Uninstall-WebView { # FIXME: might not work on some systems Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft EdgeWebView" -Name "NoRemove" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null Uninstall-EdgeClient -Key '{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}' } function Uninstall-EdgeUpdate { # FIXME: might not work on some systems 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 } Start-Process cmd.exe "/c $uninstallCmdLine" -WindowStyle Hidden -Wait # Remove EdgeUpdate reg keys Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null } function Install-Edge { $tempEdgePath = "$env:TEMP\MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe" try { write-host "Installing Edge ..." Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109047&Channel=Stable&language=en&consent=1" -OutFile $tempEdgePath Start-Process -FilePath $tempEdgePath -ArgumentList "/silent /install" -Wait Remove-item $tempEdgePath write-host "Edge Installed Successfully" } catch { write-host "Failed to install Edge" } } if ($action -eq "Install") { Install-Edge } elseif ($action -eq "Uninstall") { Uninstall-Edge Uninstall-EdgeUpdate # Uninstall-WebView - WebView is needed for Visual Studio and some MS Store Games like Forza } }