How to Downgrade Microsoft Edge in Windows 11

In this guide, we will show you the detailed steps to downgrade Microsoft Edge on your Windows 11 PC. Usually, the apps that come preinstalled with the OS aren’t always worthy of appreciation. Aptly titled bloatware, they just tend to bloat the device by consuming unnecessary storage space. In this regard, the Edge browser does also comes pre0-installed with the system, however, this is where its similarity ends.

Rather than being an additional burden on the system, this is perhaps one of the very few bloatware that is welcomed with open hands by the end-users. When you are getting all the Chromium goodies without hogging the CPU resources, then the reason for this rise is there for all to see. Likewise, the browser also gets blessed with updates at regular intervals. In most instances, then these update tends to iron out underlying bugs, improve performance and enhance the overall security.

However, the chances of bugs creeping in along with an update cannot be negated either. And when that happens, the basic workarounds of deleting data and cache, disabling extensions, or re-installing the browser usually spell out success. But when that doesn’t then your only course of action should be to downgrade Microsoft Edge to the earlier stable build on your Windows 11 PC. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. Follow along.

How to Downgrade Microsoft Edge in Windows 11

On paper, this is just a two-step process- download an older build of the browser, uninstall the currently installed version and then install the old version. But things become a tad complicated during its uninstallation process as you cannot remove it via the Settings menu or Control Panel. With that said, there do exist three nifty CMD/PowerShell methods through which you could do this job. So without any further ado, let’s check them out.

STEP 1: Download Old Edge Browser

Before removing the browser from your PC, let’s first get hold of its older build. In this regard, Mircosoft doesn’t host the older builds of its browser, so you will have to take the help of a third-party website. So download it from a site of your choice and keep it handy.

STEP 2: Uninstall Microsoft Edge in Windows 11

Given hereby are three different methods that shall help you uninstall Microsoft Edge from your Windows 11 PC. Try out the one that is in sync with your requirement. Before starting, make sure to note down the current browser version number from the edge://settings/help page.

Via Command Prompt

1. To begin with, launch File Explorer via Windows+E shortcut keys.
2. Then copy-paste the below location in its address bar and hit Enter:

   C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application

3. Now go to the folder that corresponds to your current browser version number.
   
4. Then head over to that folder’s address bar, type in CMD, and hit Enter.
5. This will launch Command Prompt. Type in the below command in that CMD window:

   setup – uninstall – system-level – verbose-logging

   

6. You will now get a prompt, click Uninstall. That’s it. Edge has been removed from your PC.

Via PowerShell

1. Head over to the Start Menu, search Powershell, and launch it as an administrator.
2. Then execute the below command to get a list of all the installed apps on your PC:

   Get-AppxPackage | Select Name, PackageFullName

   

3. Search Microsoft Edge and note down its PackageFullName next to it. It will be something along the lines of

   Name: Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable

   PackageFullName: Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_98.0.1108.56_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe

   

4. Now use the below command to uninstall Edge. Make sure to replace Name and PackageFullName accordingly:

   Get-AppxPackage -allusers Name PackageFullName | Remove-AppxPackage

5. For example, in our case, the above command will transform to:

   Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_98.0.1108.56_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe | Remove-AppxPackage

   

6. As soon as you execute the said command, the Edge browser will be uninstalled from your PC.

Via Windows Terminal

1. To begin with, launch File Explorer via Windows+E shortcut keys.
2. Then copy-paste the below location in its address bar and hit Enter:

   C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application

3. Now go to the folder that corresponds to your current browser version number.
   
4. Within that, go to the Installer folder. Then press and hold the Shift key and while doing so, right-click in an empty location.
5. Then select Open in Windows Terminal. It shall launch the Terminal window,
6. Now just copy-paste the below command in this window and hit Enter:

   .\setup.exe -uninstall -system-level -verbose-logging -force-uninstall

   

7. The command will be executed and the browser will be removed from your PC for good.

STEP 3: Install the Old Version of Edge

Now just launch the Edge setup that you had downloaded in STEP 1 and proceed with the on-screen instructions to install it. That’s it, the task stands complete.

So with this, we round off the guide on how you could downgrade Microsoft Edge on your Windows 11 PC. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.

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