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5. Microsoft now considers Edge an important part of the operating system and no longer...

Sat Jun 25, 2022, 12:01 AM

Jun 2022

let's you uninstall it.

Download a free spyware/antivirus program like

Malwarebytes: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download

or

Spybot: https://www.safer-networking.org/products/spybot-free-edition/

or

AVG: https://www.avg.com/en-us/homepage#pc

and see if there's anything wiggy going on.

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Browsers are fighting each other on my computer [View all] jmbar2 Jun 2022 OP

First reboot, then see if any of those come back on their own. PoliticAverse Jun 2022 #1

Thanks for your suggestion jmbar2 Jun 2022 #3

usually see 8 or more firefox thingies. never see edge tho msongs Jun 2022 #2

I've seen multiple instances show in task manager AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2022 #6

The multiple instances of Firefox are normal. TwilightZone Jun 2022 #8

Things I have observed about EDGE on my win10 laptop Captain Zero Jun 2022 #9

Makes complete sense - many thanks jmbar2 Jun 2022 #10