Misleading official 'uninstall Microsoft Edge' guide gets taken down after backlash

Posted by Oriccabattery01 from the Business category at 13 Feb 2025 03:40:17 am.

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Earlier this month, Microsoft put up a misleading guide about uninstalling Edge. After facing a backlash, however, the company quietly removed the page and redirected it to something that doesn't pretend to be an uninstall guide.

Microsoft removes its fake Edge uninstall guide (Image source: Microsoft - edited)
Microsoft seems to be on a roll when it comes to removing guides from its official support site. Previously, it quietly removed the guide that walked users through the process of gettingWindows 11 installed on non-supported systems. Now, the company has deleted a page that pretended to be an Edge uninstall guide.
This support page had the title "How to Uninstall Microsoft Edge," but it didn't offer any guidance on getting the browser uninstalled. Instead, it tried to throw shade at Google Chrome by promoting all the features Edge has that are missing from the competing browser.
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The misleading "Uninstall Microsoft Edge" guide that got removed (Image source: NeoWin)
After this fake how to uninstall Microsoft Edge guide was brought to attention, it was quietly taken down by the company. The previous linknow redirects to a different page, which doesn't pretend to be an uninstall guide. While the misleading title is no longer there, it still doesn't fulfill the search intent for that specific set of keywords.
Of course, the updated page does have some helpful links that aim to help users know Microsoft Edge better. For example, there are short descriptions of the latest features, which may eventually succeed in preventing users from switching toChrome.
For those who are actually looking for guidance on how to uninstall Microsoft Edge, the process is rather simple. If you're in the EU, you need to go through these simple steps:

Go to Settings.
Click on "Apps."
Select "Installed apps."
Find Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots.
Hit Uninstall.

As for the users outside the EU, the uninstallation process requires you to follow a different set of steps. The steps for one of the simple methods for users outside the EU are as follows:

Install a different browser.
Open Windows PowerShell as an administration.
Type in "irm ""https://christitus.com/win" | iex" and hit Enter.
Select the box next to Microsoft Edge.
Click "Uninstall Selected" and then confirm the action.

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