How to stop edge completely from running in background (taskmanager) once you closed it

[P4-630]

I've tried this:

It just keeps running in the background....

I know I can shut it down in the taskmanager, but is this the only way?....

 

[GerKNG]

geek uninstaller, force remove.

 

[P4-630]

I use it sometimes, so I don't want to uninstall it completely....

 

[docnorth]

I use it sometimes, so I don't want to uninstall it completely....

You could try from the services. I think this was my solution IIRC

 

[Jacky_BEL]

I have a taskkill shortcut on the desktop

C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe /F /IM MSEdge.exe /T

Sometimes with the release of a new version of Edge , the name of the .exe gets changed by MS.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

you can indeed stop it in services

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Here's what I use

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Created by: Shawn Brink
; Created on: August 7th 2018
; Tutorial: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/115545-enable-disable-pre-launch-microsoft-edge-windows-10-a.html


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main]
"AllowPrelaunch"=dword:00000000

Looks to be the same for win-11

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Created by: Shawn Brink
; Created on: December 12. 2022
; Tutorial: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/enable-or-disable-startup-boost-in-microsoft-edge.11116/


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge]
"StartupBoostEnabled"=dword:00000000

 

[Bill_Bright]

I have a taskkill shortcut on the desktop

This is what I have too. I also have a similar one for Chrome as I find it even more offensive.

The only difference in my syntax is the order for the switches. Mine looks like this:

C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe /F /T /IM MsEdge.exe

That said, pretty sure the order does not matter in this case. To make one for Chrome, just replace MsEdge.exe with chrome.exe.

Sometimes with the release of a new version of Edge , the name of the .exe gets changed by MS.

Not sure what to say about that. I created my shortcut in January 2020 and the name has not changed since then. I suspect it might have changed when MS dumped the original catastrophic and unfinished browser named Edge they pushed out with the initial release of W10. Note the current browser named Edge is based on Chromium, and is a totally different program than the first Edge. It just happens to have the same name thanks to Microsoft's long history of confusing naming conventions and use of the same or similar names for different product like "Windows Defender" (anti-spyware in W7) and "Windows Defender" (anti-malware in W8 and later), 4 different "Outlooks", and who knows how many different "Explorers"?

But, since it could happen, I guess if the shortcut suddenly stops working, that is something to look into.

 

[Klemc]

I've tried this:

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It just keeps running in the background....

I know I can shut it down in the taskmanager, but is this the only way?....

Process Lasso, forbid process !?

 

[P4-630]

I've tried this:

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So the above settings worked after a system restart....

Edge is shut down completely as I want it to after using it.

 

[Night]

So the above settings worked after a system restart....

Edge is shut down completely as I want it to after using it.

Restart was probably required to delete remaining browser's cache, it's in RAM anyway.