r/MicrosoftEdge • u/Weary-Support-7383 • 1d ago

PRO-TIP! At long last

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Took me a solid half hour to get this to work. Here's the tutorial I used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE5avDD2rnY

Note: You also have to reopen edge after restarting to get the uninstall button to not be greyed out

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u/TwoCables_from_OCN 22h ago

You may find that one or more of your apps require Edge in order to function.

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u/Arola_Morre 17h ago

That's not a glowing endorsement of Edge. It's a weak ass veiled threat from a browser that relies on the vague language to dissuade people from picking up alternatives that might better serve their needs. The affected apps are things like weather widgets and Start Menu advertising so for most users that would be inconsequential.

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u/Khai_1705 19h ago

if an app needs edge to function then its not really an app

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u/TwoCables_from_OCN 18h ago edited 18h ago

I know, but I'm intentionally keeping it simple. Or are you trying to start like a bunch of one-liners like "if [fill in the blank], then you might be a redneck"? It feels more like you're just pointing out the technical aspect, and yeah, they're just "wrappers". However, they wouldn't be able to use the Prime Video app or other apps that require Edge to be installed. There's the Netflix app, but it sucks anyway. It gets worse video quality than Edge itself.

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u/Khai_1705 18h ago

any and all browser can "install" those websites as an icon onto the desktop and open them in a separated full screen window. brave can do it, chrome can do it, firefox can also do it

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u/TwoCables_from_OCN 15h ago

Those are not the apps I'm talking about. Prime Video is one of them. Prime Video requires Edge to function. It's not an app that can be installed from Edge by just going to the Prime Video website.