Here's how to reset Edge browser to the initial default settings on Windows 10
Most major browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer browsers have the option to reset the browser to their original default settings with just one click. However, on the Edge browser, for some reason Microsoft does not offer the option to reset the browser to its default settings.
After a period of use, Edge browser will slow down, appear errors, . then you can reset Edge browser to the initial default settings to fix the error.
The steps to reset Edge browser to the initial default settings
To reset Edge browser to its original default settings, follow the steps below:
Step 1 :
First close Edge browser window if open. And if you save the password on the Edge browser, the ideal solution is to backup or export the password on the Edge browser.
Step 2 :
Open File Explorer. Then click on the View tab and select Hidden items to see all hidden files and folders.
In addition, readers can refer to the steps to display hidden files and folders on Windows 7, 8 and 10 here.
Step 3 :
Navigate by path:
C: UsersUserNameAppDataLocalPackages
In the path on "C" is the Windows 10 installation drive and UserName is the user account name.
Step 4 :
Find and double-click to open the Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder.
Step 5 :
Select all the files and folders inside the Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder and then press the Delete key to delete those files and folders.
If a confirmation dialog box appears, click Yes to continue.
If you can't delete the AppData folder, just leave the folder.
Step 6 :
Close the running programs, then restart your computer .
Step 7 :
The next step to do is re-register Microsoft Edge .
To do this, open PowerShell under Admin by entering PowerShell in the Search box on Start Menu or on the Taskbar, then on the search results list, right-click Windows PowerShell and then click Run as administrator.
Click Yes if the UAC window appears.
Step 8 :
On the PowerShell window, copy and paste the command below and press Enter:
cd C: UsersYourUserName
In the above statement, replace YourUserName with your user account name. Also if Windows 10 is installed on another drive, not C drive, you replace "C" with the Windows 10 installation drive name.
Step 9 :
Finally copy and paste the following command into the PowerShell window and press Enter :
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register '$ ($ _. InstallLocation) AppXManifest.xml' -Verbose}
And your Edge browser will be reset to its original default settings.
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Good luck!
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