How to reinstall Microsoft Edge on Windows 10

Windows 10 is the operating system that has Microsoft Edge with a clean appearance and is already claimed to have faster performance compared to Internet Explorer. Generally, Window users already depend on third-party browsers such as Chrome, and Firefox. But even so, there are still many Microsoft Edge users who use it, especially novice Windows 10 users.

Many users have reported having problems with this Windows 10 flagship browser. Even Windows users are unable to open the browser at all. Another problem with many users circulating in cyberspace is that the Egde browser often crashes and some say Microsoft Edge feels slow and crashes when opening web pages.

Now to solve this problem, you can try the only way is to reinstall (reinstall) the Microsoft Edge browser. Indeed, reinstalling Microsoft Edge is not easy, but this is the best way to solve the problem. You can follow the following steps to reinstall Microsoft Edge without leaving a single step.

Keep in mind, reinstalling the browser will make you lose your history, bookmarks, and favorites that you have created. If you feel it is important, you can export to another browser first.

Easy Ways to Reinstall Microsoft Edge

Attention: For the sake of anticipation, in the PC application it is recommended to create a system restore point first before proceeding to the following steps.

• The first step, if you think you are opening the Edge browser, close it first.
• Now open File Explorer, then View and then check the Hidden items section so you can show hidden folders. This is necessary, because by default the system hides AppData on the PC.

• Open the folder according to the following directions

C: Users UserName AppData Local Packages

• Replace “UserNameWith your Windows 10 username.
• Look for a folder with a name format Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe, if you have found it, then delete it and there will be a dialog as confirmation. Then click Yes.

• If the method is above, then you can see a dialog like the following image. The time to remove can be up to 10-15 minutes. Now a confirmation confirmation will appear “Do you want to permanently delete this folder? The folder contains items whose names are too long for the Recycle Bin“Then just click Yes.

• If you see the following message, then click Yes. But you can also choose Skip.

• In this step, if indeed you are opening another application, close it to restart the PC.
• When it comes back to life, run PowerShell as administrator (Run as Administrator). The trick is to type PowerShell on the Start menu, then right-click on PowerShell and select Run as Administrator

• If the window appears PowerShell, now enter the following command in order to move the active user folder.

cd C: users yourusername

• Replace “yourusernameWith your username.

• The final step is to write the following command in the PowerShell window then press Enter.

• If the above command is successful, then you will see the message “Operation completed for“

Very easy, right? It is recommended to restart your PC once again to see the results. If you are already able to run the Microsoft Edge browser without any problems and congratulations on using the Windows 10 flagship browser again.

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