Cannot close Microsoft Edge

[shanekelly55]

Check List

• [ x] Microsoft Edge is still installed (see issue 26)
• [ x] Running microsoft-edge:https://google.com redirects successfully
• [ x] Reinstall or /repair was attempted for System Errors (see issues 25 & 77)
• [ x] Microsoft Edge is selected in any "How do you want to open this?" box (if applicable)

Install Type

• [ x] New Install
• [ ] New Deployment (winget/chocolatey/sccm)
• [ ] Update
• [ ] Managed Update (winget/chocolatey/sccm)

Installed Mode

• [ x] Active Mode
• [ ] Service Mode
• [ ] Unsure

Describe the bug

I cannot open Edge from the Start Menu. I have to go to the Apps section and open from there. Once opened, i cannot close Edge.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open Edge from Start Menu
2. Open Edge from Apps Menu
3. Try to Close Edge from the task bar, or the X or any other way other than Taskbar
4. Close with Task Bar and receive error but it closes

AppGeneral.log AppSecurity.log edge.txt URIFailures.log

1. Leave edge open
2. Open Powershell
3. Run gwmi Win32_Process | where { $_.name -like "msedge*.exe"} | Select-Object CommandLine | Format-Table -Wrap -AutoSize | Out-File $env:LOCALAPPDATA\MSEdgeRedirect\logs\edge.txt
4. Open %localappdata%\MSEdgeRedirect\logs
5. Attach the log files

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• Windows Version: [11]
• Windows Build: [22000.556]
• Version 21H2

Additional context

Add any other context about the problem here.

[rcmaehl]

Please try the latest test build:

https://nightly.link/rcmaehl/MSEdgeRedirect/workflows/MSER/main/mser.zip

[rcmaehl]

Closing per comment on #94

[shanekelly55]

Please try the latest test build:

https://nightly.link/rcmaehl/MSEdgeRedirect/workflows/MSER/main/mser.zip

Microsoft Defenders sees this as a trojan threat.

[shanekelly55]

Tried this and still doesnt work. Facebook Messages still throw up a new tab in Chrome with the --winrt-background-task-event#.........

[rcmaehl]

Please try the latest test build:

https://nightly.link/rcmaehl/MSEdgeRedirect/workflows/MSER/main/mser.zip

[rcmaehl]

I've been unable to reproduce on my end after d5584a6de0bd932b474c1a1a73140fc463e05303. If this is still an issue after trying the latest test build, please reopen the issue.