Without a doubt, each Windows update brings significant improvements, however, not all programs that come pre-installed are as efficient as other alternatives . This happens with the Microsoft Edge application, it may be because we do not know very well what Edge is and how it works , or it is simply the habit of working with other alternatives.
Whatever the reason, you may not have even used this browser the first time, but it is there in the operating system and is running every time you start Windows, and just like this application there are many that unknowingly start automatically and it slows down the start of Windows , that is why this article will interest you.
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- What are the applications that Windows starts automatically when I turn on?
- How can you disable Edge’s automatic startup when Windows starts?
- With control panel
- Using the registry editor
- How can you permanently uninstall the Microsoft Edge application on your PC?
What are the applications that Windows starts automatically when I turn on?
To know which applications start automatically when Windows starts, you have to execute the following command: press the CTRL + ALT + DEL keys or, what is the same, Delete. Then, you need to click on Task Manager. This will open a window with different tabs, such as: Processes, Performance, Application History, Start, Users; Details, Services.
Select Start, there you will see the programs that start automatically in Windows, in addition, you will be able to see if these applications affect the startup of the operating system a lot . You can also disable the automatic start of applications that you do not want or that are slowing down Windows startup. From here you can control the applications that start together with the operating system.
How can you disable Edge’s automatic startup when Windows starts?
Edge is a web browser that has been created by Microsoft to replace Internet Explorer in the installed Windows operating system, if we do not use this application to browse the web , you should know that its automatic start and this can become annoying, that makes it come to mind to disable it. Here we will answer you in what ways you can do them, let’s see:
With control panel
It is possible to disable Edge or any other program so that it does not start automatically from the control panel, you just have to do the following: press the Windows key , select settings , then you must go to accounts and from there choose Login.
Now it’s time to disable the option “Automatically save my restartable applications when I log out.” With these steps it will be enough so that the Edge application does not start by itself and also if you see that there are others that you are not using, you can configure them so that they do not run alone.
Using the registry editor
You can also use the Registry Editor and disable the startup of this application, to access the registry editor you must go to the start menu and in the Run Windows + R window, type the following command: regedit . This will open the Registry Editor, now you must look for the HKEY_ LOCAL-MACHINE folder and you will see a large number of folders, choose the Software one.
In this Software folder you will find all the folders that refer to the applications that have been installed on the computer, look for the Policies folder and this will take you to Microsoft and then to Microsoft Edge and TabPreloader , to disable startup you must edit the Regedit registers , so from TabPreloader, click on a blank space in the panel and in the options that come out choose New, select 32-bit DWORD Value, you must assign the name AllowPrelaunch and double-click to assign the new value, put 0, and thus you will have disabled Edge using the Registry editor.
How can you permanently uninstall the Microsoft Edge application on your PC?
There are different ways to perform this action definitively to any program , for example, you can do it using the control panel, this is the oldest and most used way so far, you just have to open the control panel window, and locate the Uninstall program option. Then you just have to look for the program that you are going to eliminate and click on the disable option and that’s it.
Another way is by using the Uninstall File, which comes with the programs that have been installed, this program opens a wizard which allows you to perform various options, such as removing or uninstalling the program, and it does so safely and without the help of third parties. . If you want to know more about this Microsoft browser before uninstalling it, you can visit: microsoft.com/es-es/edge .
