Disabling Microsoft Edge?

G I Jones

@batman said in Disabling Microsoft Edge?:

" It sounds like you're trying to solve a managerial/training problem with a technical solution."

Most of our users are over 45 and don't know what a Windows key is or where to find it on their keyboard or where to type a url. Some don't even know where to put the CD at, or they put them in upside down. I honestly thought this was the standard.

black3dynamite

@wirestyle22 said in Disabling Microsoft Edge?:

Create a login script to rename "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe" to C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe_remove" that way you can locate it again if you want to change it in the future.

Does this part _8wekyb3d8bbwe of the filename ever changes after a version/build of Windows 10 update?

wrx7m

@G-I-Jones said in Disabling Microsoft Edge?:

@batman said in Disabling Microsoft Edge?:

" It sounds like you're trying to solve a managerial/training problem with a technical solution."

Most of our users are over 45 and don't know what a Windows key is or where to find it on their keyboard or where to type a url. Some don't even know where to put the CD at, or they put them in upside down. I honestly thought this was the standard.

You still use CDs? bwahahahahahaha

G I Jones

@wrx7m We actually have to because we have government computers that won't allow you to plug in USB's .

wirestyle22

@black3dynamite said in Disabling Microsoft Edge?:

@wirestyle22 said in Disabling Microsoft Edge?:

Create a login script to rename "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe" to C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe_remove" that way you can locate it again if you want to change it in the future.

Does this part _8wekyb3d8bbwe of the filename ever changes after a version/build of Windows 10 update?

Initial google-fu said yes when I was looking this up. Real answer is I don't know

Harry Lui

Simple fix is to replace Edge icon with IE icon and make IE default.

G I Jones

If anyone is wondering I made a batch file with:

RENAME C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe_remove

and it worked like a charm.

Of note: if you're just trying to run it, you'll need to run as admin or it'll prompt you that you aren't good enough as a person. Running it as a logon script works though. (i.e. gpupdate /force, re-log.)

wirestyle22

For the first time in like 4 years I helped someone guys

black3dynamite

@wirestyle22 said in Disabling Microsoft Edge?:

For the first time in like 4 years I helped someone guys

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Dashrender

Now that you got rid of Edge, how are users getting in the internet?

No way in hell they are searching the start menu for IE

Kelly

@Dashrender said in Disabling Microsoft Edge?:

Now that you got rid of Edge, how are users getting in the internet?

No way in hell they are searching the start menu for IE

We don' need no stinkin internet.

Dashrender

Seriously - If I didn't drop a shortcut on the start bar, people around here would NEVER find IE.

G I Jones

@Dashrender I shall Group Policy a Desktop shortcut.

G I Jones

@Dashrender seriously considering making a configuration template for the taskbar though. It may be a bit controlling, but it may pay off when i have to do quick things over the phone that I wouldn’t necessarily need to remote into for. Continuity if you will...

Dashrender

@G-I-Jones said in Disabling Microsoft Edge?:

@Dashrender seriously considering making a configuration template for the taskbar though. It may be a bit controlling, but it may pay off when i have to do quick things over the phone that I wouldn’t necessarily need to remote into for. Continuity if you will...

I did that at image/setup setup time.

I'm guessing since it's applied by a template at setup, the users can make all the changes they want.

If you can set this in GPO through Policy Preferences, it should be a set once, then user config type option.

Obsolesce

@G-I-Jones said in Disabling Microsoft Edge?:

@IRJ Still in beta I thought.

Yeah but I've been using it for months now as my daily driver, only using other browsers for separate sessions. Barley any issues at all (likely less than mainstream browsers), and I use all kinds of web apps.

Obsolesce

@black3dynamite said in Disabling Microsoft Edge?:

@wirestyle22 said in Disabling Microsoft Edge?:

Create a login script to rename "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe" to C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe_remove" that way you can locate it again if you want to change it in the future.

Does this part _8wekyb3d8bbwe of the filename ever changes after a version/build of Windows 10 update?

Not in my experience, ever.

manxam

@G-I-Jones : That's what we do. Provide a default (sane) taskbar template and deploy to users. They can change it themselves afterwards if they like.

Usually :
File explorer
Chrome
Word
Excel
Outlook
LOB app
Remove task view
Remove people
Remove search/cortana

Need a sample XML to simplify your life?

G I Jones

@manxam Yea I'm probably going to give them basic Office suite and some browsers as well. No thanks on the sample xml. I'll be making one shortly anyhow. Much appreciated though!