Windows 10: Reset Microsoft Edge to Default in Windows 10

How to: Reset Microsoft Edge to Default in Windows 10

How to Reset Microsoft Edge to Default in Windows 10


Information Microsoft Edge is a new web browser that will be available across the Windows 10 device family. It is fast, compatible, and built for the modern Web.

This tutorial will show you how to completely reset Microsoft Edge to default for only your account in Windows 10.


Tip What to do if Microsoft Edge isn't working - Microsoft Support


Warning When you reset Microsoft Edge, it will also delete all of your favorites in Microsoft Edge.

If wanted, you should back up your favorites in Microsoft Edge first.

EXAMPLE: Microsoft Edge Welcome Page






Here's How:

1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .zip file below.
Reset_Microsoft_Edge.zip

Download
2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.

3. Unblock the .zip file.

4. Open the .zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Reset_Microsoft_Edge.ps1 file to your desktop.

5. Close all instances of Microsoft Edge.

6. Right click or press and hold on the Reset_Microsoft_Edge.ps1 file, and click/tap on Run with PowerShell. (see screenshot below)


Note For reference, this below is the contents of the Reset_Microsoft_Edge.ps1 file.

Code:

7. You will now see PowerShell quickly open and close to run the commands.

8. When you open Microsoft Edge next, you will see that it has been reset to default.


That's it,
Shawn


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Windows 10 doesn't recognize that I have upgraded a month ago

Try the following:

Reset Microsoft Edge browser to default in Windows 10

 

windows 10 in Asus UX330Y Notebook

Which browser are you using? If Edge, try using Internet Explore (Start > type Internet Explorer). Verify if the same behavior is happening with IE.

Reset Microsoft Edge browser to default settings in Windows 10

 

If you are having an issue with Microsoft Edge would be one, or if you just wanted to quickly reset all settings in Microsoft Edge back to default.

 

Lotta people been having issues with Edge thats one reason of many why I use Chrome (as usual) for a default browser but I get your point for those folks that may want to re set Edge and with this being a decent Windows 10 forum and all it's all good .

 

There's an option to reset Internet Explorer to default built-in to Internet Options, and I thought that since Microsoft Edge didn't have this built-in yet, this would be the next best thing for now. *Smile

 

Would like it better if their was a way to REMOVE edge, or at least completely turn it off. oh well....*Smile

 

right : Edge is getting better it was horibble a while back but like you say not many settings options .

 

My Edge didn't work this morning as I tried logging in to the forums here and elsewhere except it didn't log me in so I manually deleted the packages directory in Windows Explorer and then ran:
Add-AppxPackage -register "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\appxmanif
est.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode

which seems to be basically what's in the original post. Wished I saw it earlier.

 

Thanks for this @Brink. People are getting infected with adware/toolbars/popups/hijackware that require a complete browser reset, and every other browser has that function available to the user EXCEPT Edge. This will come in very handy!

 

You're most welcome @simrick. I'm glad it could help. *Smile

 

Ok, this one worked. Lets see how it goes. I just want to check out Edge see what its about. Otherwise back to Chrome
Thanks!

 

Ok.. Update! Edge is a POS. Like may other changes that MS has done in W10, I don't know what they were thinking when thy came up with Edge. Edge of what...? Don't get me started... this is just in the first 15 mins.
Just the bookmark editing alone (or lack of) makes me wonder what there smok'n there. Yes it based on Chrome, but Chrome is just some much better. And so if Firefox...
> And what made them think I want my bookmarks on the right side???? I don't know about most of you, but I read form L to R. they could have at lead made it customization.
> And then there is the 'Home' button - at least in IE I can select what home I want to open each time, not just a default.
> So what ever happened to opening local URLs from the browser...? Gone!
> It doesn't save all my setting either - seems random. I've set the 'Home' page 3 times now. It disappears after closing, only to go back to "about:blank". But my other setting like the default tabs stays.
> What happened to the 'back' or 'forward' history on the corresponding < and > buttons? So now you have to click back through each page if you want to return to a recently viewed page. Where is "History" anyway?
> Now I find myself going from left to right and R to L on the screen to do things. It must be a marketing thing - some genius (or idiot) though that if you have the user fly across the screen to do things, they will get them to do something in between - like click on an ad or something like that. Bookmark on the R, nav arrows on the L - Oh boy!

I'm sure there is more... Well, maybe it was better that it was not working after all.

Thanks MS - as usual

 

Hello sunnyorlando, *Smile

Other than Chrome or Firefox, I suppose that could also use Internet Explorer instead of Microsoft Edge until it's fully baked.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html

 

hi brink, edge browser reset worked well, but it wipes bookmarks,


kindly create another powershell file with below options, people can save their bookmarks too.


1.Start-Run-C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\Us er\Default
Copy the Datastore folder from the above location & paste it on the desktop

2.Delete the microsoft edge browser from the below location
Start-Run-Appdata\local\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe

3.Start-cmd(run as administrator)-Type powershell-Execute the command given below
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml" -Verbose}

4.Paste the datastore folder back to the below location from the desktop
Appdata\local\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default
If prompted, click/tap on "Replace the files in the destination"

5.Restart the computer & favourites will be back to the edge browser.