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Sat Aug 8, 2020, 06:03 AM Aug 2020

Everyone's least favorite web browser will soon be impossible to uninstall [View all]

https://www.techradar.com/news/everyones-least-favorite-web-browser-will-soon-be-impossible-to-uninstall#:~:text=According%20to%20statistics%20from%20StatCounter,compared%20to%20Chrome's%20colossal%2065.89%25.

Everyone’s least favorite web browser will soon be impossible to uninstall

By Joel Khalili a day ago

Microsoft Edge will remain on Windows devices, whether you like it or not

The new Chromium-based version of web browser Microsoft Edge will soon be impossible to uninstall from Windows devices.

The new Edge browser was launched in January, replacing the outdated HTML-based version now known as Edge Legacy. Until now, Microsoft has opted for a phased approach to the rollout, but will soon push the new browser to all users.

However, according to a Microsoft blog post, once the transition to the new version is complete, users will no longer be able to remove Edge Chromium from their computers - at least not via the traditional avenue.

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