[oshout]

It appears as though you can add a registry entry to prevent this behavior.

I found details in the ms.edge admx documentation

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-...

(An admx is for adding group policy templates but group policy is essentially a nice list of registry changes.

You (reader) can find the reg entry and enter it manually or might can download and install the admx package and make the change through your computers local group policy (gpedit.msc)

[lopkeny12ko]

Well yes, sure there is a registry setting to disable this behavior, but why? Why is this not opt-in by default? When did I ever consent to having an Edge shortcut on my desktop? Why are we expected to just passively accept this kind of stupid behavior?

[Sakos]

Well, only as long as Microsoft doesn't remove/break this solution.