Microsoft is going to release final stable version of Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser to public on January 15, 2020 as mentioned here. Microsoft Edge browser will be automatically downloaded and installed on all Windows 10
devices via Windows Update. If you don't want this forcefully
installation of Microsoft Edge browser in your Windows 10 computer, this
tutorial will help you in blocking/disabling the automatic delivery of
Microsoft Edge browser from Windows Update.
By default, the UWP version of Microsoft Edge browser comes preinstalled with Windows 10 and Microsoft has decided to replace the existing UWP version of Microsoft Edge with the new Chromium-based version in Windows 10.
The new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser is based on popular Chromium project. Chromium project's rendering engine "Blink" is also used by many popular web browsers such as Google Chrome, Opera and Vivaldi. So you'll find similar features and functionality in new Microsoft Edge browser which is present in Google Chrome, Opera and Vivaldi browsers.
Once Microsoft Edge browser's stable version is released by Microsoft to public, it'll start downloading and installing automatically via Windows Update on all Windows 10 devices running Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803 or RS4) and newer.
If you don't want to install new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser in your Windows 10 computer, you can prevent or restrict Windows 10 from automatically downloading and installing it from Windows Update.
There is a Registry tweak available from Microsoft which will block the automatic delivery of Microsoft Edge browser via Windows Update.
You just need to apply following registry trick in your Windows 10 device to disable automatic download and installation of Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser via Windows Update:
1. Press WIN+R keys together to open RUN dialog box. Now type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.
2. Now go to following key:
4. Select EdgeUpdate key and in right-side pane, right-click on empty area and select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value option. Set the new DWORD name as DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium and set its value to 1
That's it. Restart your computer and Windows 10 will NOT automatically download and install new Chromium-based version of Microsoft Edge browser in your system.
PS: If you decide to unblock delivery of Microsoft Edge browser in your system, delete the DWORD created in Step 4.
NOTE: If you are not familiar with Registry editing tasks, we are providing ready-made Registry script to do the task automatically. Download following ZIP file, extract it and run the .REG file. It'll ask for confirmation, accept it. Restart your computer to take effects:
By default, the UWP version of Microsoft Edge browser comes preinstalled with Windows 10 and Microsoft has decided to replace the existing UWP version of Microsoft Edge with the new Chromium-based version in Windows 10.
The new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser is based on popular Chromium project. Chromium project's rendering engine "Blink" is also used by many popular web browsers such as Google Chrome, Opera and Vivaldi. So you'll find similar features and functionality in new Microsoft Edge browser which is present in Google Chrome, Opera and Vivaldi browsers.
Once Microsoft Edge browser's stable version is released by Microsoft to public, it'll start downloading and installing automatically via Windows Update on all Windows 10 devices running Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803 or RS4) and newer.
If you don't want to install new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser in your Windows 10 computer, you can prevent or restrict Windows 10 from automatically downloading and installing it from Windows Update.
There is a Registry tweak available from Microsoft which will block the automatic delivery of Microsoft Edge browser via Windows Update.
You just need to apply following registry trick in your Windows 10 device to disable automatic download and installation of Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser via Windows Update:
1. Press WIN+R keys together to open RUN dialog box. Now type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.
2. Now go to following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft3. Now create a new key under Microsoft key and set its name as EdgeUpdate
4. Select EdgeUpdate key and in right-side pane, right-click on empty area and select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value option. Set the new DWORD name as DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium and set its value to 1
That's it. Restart your computer and Windows 10 will NOT automatically download and install new Chromium-based version of Microsoft Edge browser in your system.
PS: If you decide to unblock delivery of Microsoft Edge browser in your system, delete the DWORD created in Step 4.
NOTE: If you are not familiar with Registry editing tasks, we are providing ready-made Registry script to do the task automatically. Download following ZIP file, extract it and run the .REG file. It'll ask for confirmation, accept it. Restart your computer to take effects:
The ZIP file also contains extra registry script to unblock delivery of Microsoft Edge browser.
