[pbhjpbhj]

Latest "Windows Update" added an Edge icon back to my app bar. They actually had the reasonable behaviour for the search box, "do you want to keep it"; but the Edge icon gets stuffed without any option.

I looked, again, at how to remove Edge ... I don't have the will power for their shenanigans, they won that one.

Over the last few years MS have actually done quite a few things that would have changed my opinion of them. But they always back it to with a reminder they're still awful.

Prior to this was the convoluted process to buy Minecraft, my third time buying it, but first time buying a game from Microsoft. Jeez-louise, I needed three accounts: the child who is getting it, an adult to authorise the child to get it, and an Amazon account (somehow!?) to buy it ... having bought it, it was not simple to install it. They can't sell software, they have to control you, it's like signing up for an abusive relationship.

[delfinom]

>I looked, again, at how to remove Edge ... I don't have the will power for their shenanigans, they won that one.

You can't because Edge is also the WebView component on Windows. The IE component is still there in its old broken, insecure glory and they have been replacing it with the Edge based WebView over time.

[pbhjpbhj]

What do I need the webview for that I can't use a web browser for? Windows Store? (which I'd also happily remove, I don't use it nor want to).

[grishka]

> I looked, again, at how to remove Edge ... I don't have the will power for their shenanigans, they won that one.

Reboot into "recovery mode" and use the command prompt from there to delete the Edge folder. Alternatively, boot into another OS that can mount NTFS read-write and do the same from it. You can use this "I wasn't asking" method to remove any — and I mean any — component of Windows you don't like. But of course make sure you understand what exactly you're deleting to avoid breaking your Windows installation. Move files instead of deleting them if you aren't 100% sure. I did this to Windows Update on my VM.

[snoman]

Anything having to do with parental controls or kids accounts on windows is just the worst. It’s not just Microsoft but they clearly give no shits about supporting those scenarios. It’s a box to check for them that something resembling parental controls exists.

I’ve given up trying.

Apple actually does a serviceable job there, so that’s where I’ll stay until they’re older.