In June, Microsoft started to roll out the new Edge browser to Windows 10 users via Windows Update. Before June, Windows 10 users had to manually download and install the new Edge In shifting to Chromium, Microsoft for the first time also made Edge available for macOS, iOS, Android and Windows 7. ![]() The delivery model for the new Edge was a significant departure from Microsoft's history of shipping Edge and Internet Explorer with new versions of Windows as part of the operating system. But then again, you don't have to use them, and in many cases you can easily download alternatives. SEE: Cheat sheet: Windows 10 PowerToys (free PDF) (TechRepublic)Įdge is far from the only app that cannot be uninstalled – as Ed Bott points out, across Windows, Mac and Android there are plenty of apps that you can't just get rid of. Now the company has updated its advisory again to explain that "because Windows supports applications that rely on the web platform, our default web browser is an essential component of our operating system and can't be uninstalled." The updated explanation was first noticed by Windows Latest.
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