Removing Microsoft Edge using PowerShell

Locate setup.exe

First locate the setup.exe file, which will be used to uninstall Microsoft Edge.

You should be able to find it in the path below:

 💽 C:
    └── 📂Program Files (x86)
        └── 📂Microsoft
            └── 📂Edge
                └── 📂Application
                    └── 📂<version number>
                        └── 📂Installer
                            ├── ...
                            └── ⚙️setup.exe 👈

For example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\96.0.1054.34\Installer.

PowerShell script

The below script will uninstall Microsoft Edge stable channel:

$EdgeVersion = (Get-AppxPackage "Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable" -AllUsers).Version
$EdgeSetupPath = ${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + '\Microsoft\Edge\Application\' + $EdgeVersion + '\Installer\setup.exe'
& $EdgeSetupPath --uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall

Copy and paste the above script, launch Windows PowerShell ISE as an Administrator and execute using the ▶️ Run Script button, or hit F5.

Some more details on each step can be found below.

Steps explained

Use the Get-AppxPackage function to retrieve the Microsoft Edge version number:

$EdgeVersion = (Get-AppxPackage "Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable" -AllUsers).Version

Construct the absolute path which contains the setup.exe file:

$EdgeSetupPath = ${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + '\Microsoft\Edge\Application\' + $EdgeVersion + '\Installer\setup.exe'

Use the Call operator &, to run the actual uninstall operation and add the following 🚩flags:

• --uninstall
• --system-level
• --verbose-logging
• --force-uninstall

& $EdgeSetupPath --uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall