AveYo Edge_Removal.bat did not work on iot ltsc 2021 with edge 131, but this unmerged PR did: github.com/AveYo/fox/pull/51
Nothing I use requires WebView, and if it does, I will stop using it. I know Vegas Pro 20+ installs it, but I just uninstall it again (or just use v19) and it does not break Vegas, though I'm sure it breaks their crappy Vegas Hub bloat, but that's a good thing. I probably would not mind leaving Edge/Webview as a backup browser if M$ did not force it and install 3+ full copies of it all over the system. Originally Edge Chromium was not too bad, but M$ being M$, every release since is just bloat on spyware on bloat. The Edge install folder contains two full copies and Webview a third, plus updaters, services, scheduled tasks, copies of the update installers, etc. etc. It is just a massive, land fill of bloated pig slop! W.T. Actual F.?
I agree with you, I don't like it either, but unfortunately I can't work without it. Although yes, I have another main browser.
Just a heads up, Installed win10 iot.. did updates, removed edge with the edge remover.bat Then no Wifi. Tried to connect a few times, It would seem after removing edge it changes the Firewall settings. I ticked a few boxes in the firewall and then i had wifi and internet once again. I don't know if the script could re-enable those settings in the script to allow Wifi to connect again. But it would be nice if the script did..
Even if it's possible to remove Edge, you could think twice before do it, because if something happen and you don't have Internet access and you want to download any app, you would need to reinstall the whole Windows. It's better to just simply keep Edge disabled (for example, never open and delete the "Edge" folder in %LocalAppData/Microsoft).
...or I could just install Firefox or ungoogled-chromium from my backup drive. If you "don't have internet access", Edge isn't going to work either.
lol If "something happens" and you all of a sudden don't have internet access... then please explain why does having Edge installed matter or not ?
Don't use if you need "Microsoft EdgeWebView" uninst.exe (ccleaner.com ccsetup637_pro.exe) EdgeBlock.exe (sordum.org) copy uninst.exe to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft" UninstallEdge.bat Code: @Echo Off Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge" /v "NoRemove" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge" /v "NoRepair" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge Update" /v "NoRemove" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft EdgeWebView" /v "NoRemove" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f Call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\uninst.exe" timeout /t 180 Reg.exe delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge" /f Reg.exe delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge Update" /f Reg.exe delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft EdgeWebView" /f Call %~dp0\EdgeBlock.exe Pause :Notes Before using UninstallEdge.bat, use taskmgr to End task for any Edge .exe Uninstalled good, restart pc you may still need to delete "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft" (Folder), because of EmbeddedBrowserWebView.dll
Heres my very easy solution: Change Locale and Location to Germany, reboot, wait and youre able to uninstall that garbage. Why? Because of EU/DE restrictions to Microsoft which allows the removal out of the box. Probably you need a VPN to fake good luck!