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rcmaehl / MSEdgeRedirect

A Tool to Redirect News, Search, Widgets, Weather and More to Your Default Browser
https://MSEdgeRedirect.com
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
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Broken app can't uninstall #69

Closed privacyguy123 closed 2 years ago

privacyguy123 commented 2 years ago

ccleaner straight up refuses to remove it

microsoft-edge:https://google.com asks to install an app via Microsoft Store

rcmaehl commented 2 years ago

Just to verify, you're selecting the Featured/Recommended Microsoft Edge from the "How do you want to open this" menu correct?

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rcmaehl commented 2 years ago

For uninstalling: The app will be in %localappdata% for service mode installs or C:\Program Files\ for active mode installs.

You're the second person to report issues with uninstalls but I haven't been able to reproduce. If you could include the Windows version, it'd be appreciated.

privacyguy123 commented 2 years ago

No I don't have any of those in my list as I've uninstalled Edge.

Windows 10 Pro 21H2

rcmaehl commented 2 years ago

No I don't have any of those in my list as I've uninstalled Edge.

Windows 10 Pro 21H2

MSEdgeRedirect doesn't currently work with Edge uninstalled - #26.

I've been investigating as Microsoft seemingly has stronger protections against Edge Hijacking when Edge is uninstalled than when it is installed.

I may be able to "spoof" an install in the future to bypass those restrictions but it's slow going.

privacyguy123 commented 2 years ago

So in short ... to circumvent bloatware I need the bloatware installed? :S

rcmaehl commented 2 years ago

So in short ... to circumvent bloatware I need the bloatware installed? :S

Unfortunately this is currently the case. There was a period in which it wasn't, but Microsoft really doesn't like people messing with their protocols; as seen with their original locking down of the microsoft-edge: protocol that broke EdgeDeflector in the first place.

rcmaehl commented 2 years ago

I've added a cleanup powershell script for broken installs in the Assets folder and will mention it in future release notes.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rcmaehl/MSEdgeRedirect/main/Assets/Cleanup%20Tool.ps1

chriskyfung commented 2 years ago

I've added a cleanup powershell script for broken installs in the Assets folder and will mention it in future release notes.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rcmaehl/MSEdgeRedirect/main/Assets/Cleanup%20Tool.ps1

It works, Thanks!