Next, we are going to see how to reset and reinstall Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 with a fairly simple and practical method. In a matter of minutes, you can restore Edge to its default values.
The browser war is something that has been going on for many years. There are a few alternatives, although the best known are: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari and Microsoft Edge that is integrated into Windows 10.
Microsoft’s browser came to supplant the obsolete Internet Explorer which, already asked for its retirement many years ago. Edge was a breath of fresh air, although with some errors and shortcomings that were gradually corrected.
Today it is the best option for mobile and portable devices, since it consumes up to 50% less energy than Chrome or Firefox . Edge’s performance is getting better and better, with more extensions and its security improving considerably.
Microsoft is doing well and if it continues down the same path it may be able to win back its crown. But one of the things that may not be as intuitive and easy to do without a good tutorial like this is to reset and reinstall Microsoft Edge in Windows 10.
But don’t worry, we are here to help you. A little further down we are going to leave you a complete tutorial so that you can learn in the fewest possible steps how to reset and then reinstall Microsoft Edge so that you can use it with its default values in Windows 10.
Doing this, in most cases, helps us to solve errors or problems that we have with the browser. In this way we return to the default values, as if we had just installed the browser and we forgot about any kind of problem that we could have in order to use it normally.
Of course, you must bear in mind that, like any kind of formatting, to say the least. All your data is deleted , so we recommend having a backup.
How to reset Microsoft Edge in Windows 10
- The first method we’re going to use is through File Explorer . For this we will have to activate the hidden elements. For this we open the File Explorer, it can be from ” My Computer ” and now select the ” View ” tab at the top of the explorer and then mark ” Hidden elements “.
- Now we are going to go to the path: C: \ Users \ user \ AppData \ Local \ Packages . In this place we are going to find the folder called ” Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe “.
- Select all the content in the folder and delete it by pressing the delete key. You can also right click and choose the ” Delete ” option .
How to reinstall Microsoft Edge in Windows 10
- Once the above is done, now we must proceed with its reinstallation. For this we will have to use PowerShell or the command window with administrator permissions.
- We open PowerShell with administrator permissions and we are going to add the following command: cd C: \ Users \ User . Where we put ” User ” should go your username.
- After this we are going to execute another command that would be the following: Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$ ($ _. InstallLocation) \ AppXManifest.xml” -Verbose}
In this way we can restore and reinstall Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 . The process is quite easy and above all very quick to do. It is not as simple as other browsers where the restore options are easier to find. However, it is not too difficult and in a matter of a few minutes you will have your Microsoft Edge restored and reinstalled to use as usual.
Remember that if you still have any questions about a step in the tutorial to restore and reinstall Microsoft Edge, you can leave it in the comment box which you can find a little further down. We will be happy to help you in whatever way we can to solve your problem with the Microsoft browser
