

Will circle back as this gets more interesting. Might do something to stop the Stable channel from updating itself - but I am not convinced it's the be all and end all. Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate If you don't enable and configure this policy, Microsoft Edge Update handles available updates as specified by the 'Update policy override default' policy.Īdministrative Templates/Microsoft Edge Update/Applications/Microsoft EdgeĪdministrative Templates/Microsoft Edge Update/Applications/Microsoft Edge BetaĪdministrative Templates/Microsoft Edge Update/Applications/Microsoft Edge CanaryĪdministrative Templates/Microsoft Edge Update/Applications/Microsoft Edge Dev

If you disable updates, periodically check for updates, and distribute them to users. If you select manual updates, make sure you periodically check for updates by using the app's manual update mechanism, if available. Updates disabled: Updates are never applied. Many elements are being added to theMicrosofts web browser, Microsoft Edge, has been found to be running Flash on Facebook and many other websites without. (Not all apps provide an interface for this option.) Manual updates only: Updates are applied only when the user runs a manual update check. If you enable this policy, Microsoft Edge Update handles Microsoft Edge updates according to how you configure the following options:Īlways allow updates: Updates are always applied when found, either by periodic update check or by a manual update check.Īutomatic silent updates only: Updates are applied only when they're found by the periodic update check. Specifies how Microsoft Edge Update handles available updates from Microsoft Edge. At least someone has come up with a solution to take your PC out of the silly browser wars.Microsoft Edge Update 1.2.145.5 and later We shouldn’t need to resort to third-party solutions to preserve our default browser choice in Windows 10 but here we are. You won’t need to specify a preferred browser, either, EdgeDeflector will detect your system default. All of the work is done on your local machine and it collects no data as it operates simply by redirecting links the Windows shell tries to push to Microsoft Edge. The installer will run you through anything you need to do on your system to get it running, but once complete it’ll simply fade into the background. In the 'Default apps' section of 'Settings' there is an option for 'Choose default apps by protocol' and you'll be directed to change the Microsoft Edge option to EdgeDeflector.Īs noted on the Github page you may need to re-install after major feature updates so it’s worth keeping it bookmarked. To install, grab the latest release from the Github page and install it like any other executable on Windows 10.
