{"id":27162,"date":"2022-08-16T11:37:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T06:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=27162"},"modified":"2026-03-02T07:39:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T02:09:24","slug":"two-microsoft-edge-entries-default-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/two-microsoft-edge-entries-default-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Why there are Two &#8220;Microsoft Edge&#8221; Entries in Default Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Though the legacy Microsoft Edge has been entirely replaced by Edge Chromium, even on Windows 10 21H2 computers, you may see two &#8220;Microsoft Edge&#8221; entries in Default Apps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/microsoft-edge-two-entries-default-apps.png\" alt=\"two microsoft edge default apps\" width=\"414\" height=\"479\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first one in the above image is the New Microsoft Edge (Edge Chromium), and the second one showing a blank icon is the legacy Microsoft Edge. Since the binaries for the legacy Edge are removed from the computer, it&#8217;s showing up as a blank icon. So what you see is only the remnant entry.<\/p>\n<p>Running the following PowerShell command would show that the package for legacy Edge exists on the computer:<\/p>\n<pre>get-appxpackage *MicrosoftEdge*<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>Name              : Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge\r\nPublisher         : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US\r\nArchitecture      : Neutral\r\nResourceId        :\r\nVersion           : 44.19041.1266.0\r\nPackageFullName   : Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_44.19041.1266.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe\r\nInstallLocation   : C:\\Windows\\SystemApps\\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\r\nIsFramework       : False\r\nPackageFamilyName : Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\r\nPublisherId       : 8wekyb3d8bbwe\r\nIsResourcePackage : False\r\nIsBundle          : False\r\nIsDevelopmentMode : False\r\nNonRemovable      : True\r\nIsPartiallyStaged : False\r\nSignatureKind     : System\r\nStatus            : Ok\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>No matter which Microsoft Edge you set as default in Default Apps, it always launches Edge Chromium. Regardless of the PowerShell output, on most systems, the binaries for the legacy Edge are removed, and the legacy Edge&#8217;s package folder contains only some XML files:<\/p>\n<pre>C:\\Windows\\SystemApps\\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe<\/pre>\n<p>The system would any way launch the new Edge no matter which protocol you use: <code>http<\/code>, <code>https<\/code>, <code>microsoft-edge<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are exceptions! On some 21H1 and 21H2 systems, the binaries of the legacy Edge may still be intact. On those systems, the <code>microsoft-edge:<\/code> protocol may launch the new Edge Chromium but with the command-line parameters used by legacy Edge.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, if you run the command <code>microsoft-edge:https:\/\/www.google.com<\/code> from the Run dialog or Command Prompt, it would launch Edge Chromium to the following Bing search page.<\/p>\n<pre>--disable-quic --edge-redirect=Windows.Protocol microsoft-edge:https:\/\/www.google.com<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/microsoft-edge-two-entries-default-apps-2.png\" alt=\"two microsoft edge default apps\" width=\"749\" height=\"196\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <code>--disable-quic<\/code> is not a valid command-line argument for Edge Chromium. It&#8217;s applicable for legacy Edge only. It means that the <code>microsoft-edge<\/code> protocol association is still pointing to the old Edge.<\/p>\n<h2>Resolution<\/h2>\n<p>To resolve the issue of <code>microsoft-edge:<\/code> protocol redirecting to the legacy Edge application, you may remove the legacy Edge from Default Apps.<\/p>\n<p>Download the following registry file (&#8220;remove_legacy_edge.reg&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/winhelponline\/e23cb482861d9957217e6812062addd9.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Double-click the Registry file to unregister legacy Microsoft Edge from Default Apps.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Note that the registry file doesn&#8217;t remove any ProgIDs belonging to legacy Edge; it just removes the entries responsible for displaying it in Default Apps. Hopefully, the next Microsoft Windows 10 Feature Update will completely remove the Edge classic\/legacy version.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Once done, open Default Apps and set Microsoft Edge (Chromium) as the default browser.<\/p>\n<h3>Additional Information<\/h3>\n<h4>Edge legacy and Edge Chromium &#8211; Running side by side?<\/h4>\n<p>When you install or receive the new Microsoft Edge on your Windows 10 device, it should replace Microsoft Edge Legacy.\u00a0However, there are a few reasons why you might see the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge Legacy on your Windows 10 device simultaneously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You might have installed the new Microsoft Edge without administrator privileges.<\/li>\n<li>If your device is managed by your organization, your organization might have intentionally turned on the Microsoft Edge side-by-side experience.<\/li>\n<li>Contact your administrator for more information regarding the side-by-side experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-edge\/why-do-i-see-two-different-versions-of-microsoft-edge-on-my-device-07df04f1-6b44-5dc7-f991-180200dd1c0a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Why do I see two different versions of Microsoft Edge on my device?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though the legacy Microsoft Edge has been entirely replaced by Edge Chromium, even on Windows 10 21H2 computers, you may see two &#8220;Microsoft Edge&#8221; entries in Default Apps. The first one in the above image is the New Microsoft Edge (Edge Chromium), and the second one showing a blank icon is the legacy Microsoft Edge. &#8230; <a title=\"Why there are Two &#8220;Microsoft Edge&#8221; Entries in Default Apps\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/two-microsoft-edge-entries-default-apps\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why there are Two &#8220;Microsoft Edge&#8221; Entries in Default Apps\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[878,441],"class_list":["post-27162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","tag-default-apps","tag-registry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68125,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/cant-change-default-app-svg-files\/","url_meta":{"origin":27162,"position":0},"title":"[Fix] Cannot change default app for .SVG files","author":"Ramesh","date":"December 17, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"On your Windows 11 computer, you may be unable to change the default app for .SVG files. 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