If your new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser is running correctly, you may want to reset the Edge browser. Maybe the browser starts slowly, takes a long time to respond, crashes, crashes, or doesn’t open at all. In such a case, you should want to reset Edge to its default settings. There may come a time when you find that your Microsoft Edge is not running. In this case, you may want to reset or repair the Edge browser. Reset Microsoft Edge Browser on Windows 11/10
To reset the new Chromium-based Edge browser, follow these steps: open Microsoft Edge, click Open Settings, move to Reset Settings, click Restore Settings to Defaults.
Let’s see.
Launch the Microsoft Edge Chromium browser and click the menu button (three horizontal dots) at the top right. From the drop-down menu, click on the Settings option.
This will open the Settings page in a new tab. Go to Reset Settings in the left navigation pane. Click the little arrow next to the label that says Restore settings to their defaults.
You can also do the following in the new Microsoft Edge browser: edge://settings/reset
This will open a pop-up window: Reset Settings. To reset, click Reset Settings. This could take some time depending on the volume of information your browser has.
Once that’s done, your browser will be as smart as new. Note that when you click the Reset button, the browser does the following: Resets the homepage, new tab page, search engine, and pinned tabs. Disable all extensions and knowledge of transparent transience, such as cookies. Favorites, history, and logs. Passwords will be cleared.
Hopefully, this will reset the Edge browser on Windows 11/10.
Repair Microsoft Edge Chromium on Windows 11/10Windows 11
To reinstall or repair the Microsoft Edge browser on Windows 11, follow these steps: Press Win I to open Windows 11 settings. Select the app settings. On the right-hand side, click Apps & Features. Find Edge in the list of apps. When Microsoft Edge appears, click the button 3. – Dotted link In the drop-down menu, EditFinally, click Repair to start reinstalling the Edge browser. Windows 10
You can reinstall Microsoft Edge settings as follows: open Settings, click Apps > Apps & features, and search for Edge. Tap Edit. This will fix or reinstall Edge and you’ll see a new icon on the desktop.
Windows 10 now doesn’t allow you to uninstall Microsoft Edge entirely.
Alternatively, if you want, you can download Edge and reinstall it, just like any program.
TIP: This article will show you how to uninstall the Edge browser on Windows 11.
Updated January 6, 2023Tags: EdgeRelated ArticlesMicrosoft Edge PaintsSpace PaintingUnable to move or transfer tabs in Chrome or EdgeMicrosoft Edge Automatic Translator Won’t Paint [Fix]AyushVij@TWC
Ayush has been a Windows enthusiast since the day he bought his first Windows 98SE PC. He’s been an active Windows Insider since day one and has been a Windows Insider MVP.
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