{"id":726,"date":"2017-09-21T05:58:54","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T05:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/?p=726"},"modified":"2023-10-10T10:50:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T10:50:29","slug":"re-install-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/re-install-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reinstall Microsoft Edge in Windows 10?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/microsoft-edge\">Microsoft edge<\/a> is a newly introduced web browser launched by Microsoft for Windows 10 OS, Xbox one and Windows 10 mobile. It is basically intended to replace the conventional default browser, Internet Explorer. Since it is comparatively a light weight web browser as per its design, and web standards, it has many new features which were not previously present in the Internet Explorer, such as <strong>annotation tools, reading mode, Cortana<\/strong>, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">But regardless of all its advanced changes in the root core as a default browser, it yet shows some issues while being operated.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Why Do You Need to Re-install the Microsoft Edge?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">As mentioned above, despite being equipped with modernizing faculties, it comes up with few stereotype web browser issues. Thus, it needs to be re-installed when you face such problems. Few of those issues are listed below for which the re-installation of Microsoft Edge becomes very necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">It may not visible in the start menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">It is not listed in the Windows Apps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">The browser will not open up even after being clicked several times.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">It cannot even be found by File Explorer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Thus here in this article, the methods to re-install Microsoft Edge is demonstrated in two methods which are preceded with proper instructive guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Method #1: Re-install Microsoft Edge\u00a0Using Windows 10 PowerShell<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">PowerShell is a task automation framework provided by Microsoft in its operating systems to render system settings and management. This command line shell is governed by .NET framework.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Now in this method we would use certain line of codes to do the re-installation process. Go though the steps below to know more about the method.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1.In case your Microsoft Edge browser is running, \u00a0close it first to proceed with the method procedure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2.Go to File Explorer, and click on &#8220;View&#8221; option and check \u201cHidden item\u201d box to view all the hidden folders, like <strong>Appdata<\/strong> and many other folders which are kept hidden by default.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image002-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hidden item\u201d\" width=\"548\" height=\"293\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 3.Now; navigate to the following location:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>C:UsersUserNameAppDataLocalPackages<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Simply replace the \u201cUsername\u201d with your username.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 4.Locate the folder named \u201cMicrosoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\u201d and delete it. Simply click \u201cYes\u201d if you get any confirmatory messages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image004-2.jpg\" alt=\"Locate the folder \" width=\"549\" height=\"344\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 5.Once you have deleted the folder, you will see a following notification with \u201cPreparing to recycle from Packages messages\u201d. It will take around 10 to 12 minutes to locate all the items in the folder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-729 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image006-1.jpg\" alt=\"Preparing to recycle from Packages messages\" width=\"687\" height=\"257\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 6.You will get to see a following window asking for permission to permanently delete your folder. Simply click \u201cYes\u201d button to delete them all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-730 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image007.png\" alt=\"delete them all\" width=\"687\" height=\"316\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 7.Close all the backdrop running apps, and restart your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 8.Type PowerShell in the start menu, and right-clicking to choose \u201cRun as administrator\u201d option to run with admin privileges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image012-1.jpg\" alt=\"Run as administrator\" width=\"553\" height=\"879\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 9.After the blue dialog box of PowerShell is opened; go to your user\u2019s account directory by typing the following commands:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>cd C:usersyourusername<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Just replace <\/strong><strong>your username <\/strong><strong>with your actual account user name.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-732 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image014.jpg\" alt=\"eplace your username with your actual account user name.\" width=\"674\" height=\"262\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 10.Copy and paste the following command and hit \u201cEnter\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><em>Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode \u2013Register \u201c$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml\u201d -Verbose}<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><em>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-733 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image016.jpg\" alt=\"paste the following command \" width=\"694\" height=\"344\" \/><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 11.Once the command has been carried out successfully, you will see a notifying message as \u201cOperation complete\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">There you go, restart your computer, and this time you should be able to use the Microsoft Edge browser without any difficulty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/enable-or-disable-settings-in-windows-10\/\">How to Enable or Disable Settings in Windows 10?<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Method #2:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>Re-install the Microsoft Edge By<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>\u00a0Cleaning Boot Your PC<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Instead of trying out with laborious attempts, restart your computer followed by clean boot. It would not only eradicate your Edge browser problem but also run your PC with minimal set of drivers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">So what you have got to do is given below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1.Press \u201cWindows logo key + R\u201d to open the Run search box.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2.Type \u201cmsconfig\u201d and hit \u201cEnter\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-734 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image020.gif\" alt=\"msconfig\" width=\"649\" height=\"331\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 3.Now; go to the \u201cServices\u201d tab, and check the box named \u201cHide all Microsoft services\u201d and click the \u201cDisable all\u201d button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image022.gif\" alt=\"Hide all Microsoft services\" width=\"566\" height=\"319\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 4.Move to the \u201cStartup\u201d tab, and click on \u201cOpen Task Manager\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image024.jpg\" alt=\"Open Task Manager\" width=\"552\" height=\"370\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 5.Select all the items in the list, and click \u201cDisable\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image026.jpg\" alt=\"Disable microsoft \" width=\"549\" height=\"429\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 6.Now; close your Task manager, and restart your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">This will definitely do the necessary change to resolve your issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Microsoft Edge has been introduced by Microsoft to replace the traditional Internet Explorer dependency which at its best, do not provide full functionality. So, even after upgrading your OS with Windows 10 Anniversary update, if you still get to face the same old problems like that of the Internet Explorer, it would surely be quite irritating. Just follow the two method above to reinstall\u00a0Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Thus, this article is intended to help you out with your common browser issues, and if you are satisfied with its contents, visit our website for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Related Articles:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-microsoft-account-for-windows-10\/\">How to Create a Microsoft Account for Windows 10?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/change-windows-10-password-without-knowing.html\">How to Change Windows 10 Password<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft edge is a newly introduced web browser launched by Microsoft for Windows 10 OS, Xbox one and Windows 10 mobile. It is basically intended to replace the conventional default browser, Internet Explorer. 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