Microsoft has created a new document on “how to uninstall Microsoft Edge”, but there’s a catch – the support page won’t tell how you how to remove Edge. Instead, it pits Edge against Chrome and highlights several reasons not to switch to Chrome. The plan could be to rank on the search engines for the keyword and convince people against removing Edge.
Windows Latest spotted an updated page related to Uninstalling Edge (which, by the way, doesn’t tell us how to do it at all) with an updated comparison table. The table pits Microsoft’s brainchild against Chrome and lists half a dozen features that give Edge the edge over Chrome. But do they?
The table mentioned Copilot, Vertical Tabs, Designer, Coupons, Read Aloud, and VPN as the six unique features. Firstly, Chrome offers Gemini, and even if you don’t use it, Copilot access is a simple URL search away in Chrome.
Next up is vertical tabs, which is a default integration in Edge. Chrome surely lacks in this department. It’s 2025 now, and even if it’s a niche product, Chrome should offer it. For now, you’ll need to use an extension to get vertical tabs in Chrome. This is one of the reasons why people prefer Edge over Chrome.
While Microsoft proudly mentioned vertical tabs as a great Edge feature, highlighting how placing tabs on the left side of the screen enhances multitasking, it’s surprising that they haven’t addressed the Windows 11 taskbar, which still cannot be moved to the sides of the screen.
As you can see in the above “Don’t uninstall Edge because it’s better than Chrome” table from Microsoft, Microsoft says that Chrome also lacks a read-aloud feature.
It goes without saying that Edge offers better read-aloud support natively. It’s another feat Google should accomplish by the year-end in its browser. But there’s more.
AI Image Editing, VPN, and Shopping
Edge doesn’t rest at that and even boasts of AI Image editing with Microsoft Designer as one of the few perks. That’s a tough sell when options like Canva are available, and even the shopping features don’t make it particularly attractive.
Multiple coupon extensions are there, and it’s one of the least useful factors when selecting a browser.
You also get a built-in VPN with Edge for secure browsing. You get 5 GB of data, which is the bare minimum for any VPN service in the free tier. But why stick to default ones when you have options like ProtonVPN and many others who offer extensions and work on the PC as well?
The document does a pretty good job of comparing Chrome and Edge, but it has no details about how to uninstall Edge. It does have a long page dedicated to what you lose if you go the Google way.
As we all know, Microsoft Edge is based on the Chromium Engine. It is notorious for sidelining Chrome, discouraging its installation, and begging to be the default browser on Windows PCs.
Previously, Windows Latest reported that Microsoft is hiding Google Chrome on Bing.com when users try to switch away from Edge. We also noticed that Bing hides links to Google and spoofs Google’s traditional interface in a bid to retain users. And now, we have an “uninstall Edge” page that explains everything except removing Edge.
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