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I'm facing an issue which I'm unable to fix. Problem is that edge is missing (no shortcut). Also Checked "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\". Exe not in location.

Here is what I have done.

PC 1 (Preset 1)
  • Created a custom ISO and applied it to PC 1 (Win 11 23H2).
  • Has defender removed, windows update disabled among many other charges.
  • Edge exists and works.
  • All good, no issues. PC Working great!

PC 2 (Preset 2)
  • System is being built for my dad.
  • Preset 2 build from preset 1.
  • Preset 2 has more components added (Primarily Windows update enabled, defender added and enabled)
  • No components were removed.
  • Some minor settings changed.
  • The Changes done compared to preset 1, basically either adds components or defaults modified settings.
PC 2 with preset 2 pretty much works well, except for
  • Edge is missing (main issue)
  • Widgets are not working. Clicking it has no effect. (Although can live without it, would be nice to enable it)
I'm sharing Preset no 2.
I have spent hours creating the image, testing it, trying out stuff. Not sure what I missed.
 

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To be tested by keeping "Content Delivery Manager" maybe
Removing these components, I have not tested
 
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ShaQBlogs said:
I'm facing an issue which I'm unable to fix. Problem is that edge is missing (no shortcut). Also Checked "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\". Exe not in location.

Here is what I have done.

PC 1 (Preset 1)
  • Created a custom ISO and applied it to PC 1 (Win 11 23H2).
  • Has defender removed, windows update disabled among many other charges.
  • Edge exists and works.
  • All good, no issues. PC Working great!

PC 2 (Preset 2)
  • System is being built for my dad.
  • Preset 2 build from preset 1.
  • Preset 2 has more components added (Primarily Windows update enabled, defender added and enabled)
  • No components were removed.
  • Some minor settings changed.
  • The Changes done compared to preset 1, basically either adds components or defaults modified settings.
PC 2 with preset 2 pretty much works well, except for
  • Edge is missing (main issue)
  • Widgets are not working. Clicking it has no effect. (Although can live without it, would be nice to enable it)
I'm sharing Preset no 2.
I have spent hours creating the image, testing it, trying out stuff. Not sure what I missed.
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I did this once before by accident. I just used internet explorer to download edge again and it worked again
 
tistou77 said:
To be tested by keeping "Content Delivery Manager" maybe
Removing these components, I have not tested
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Definitely don't want to at this. One the many reasons I decided to buy NTLite :)

Necrosaro said:
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I did this once before by accident. I just used internet explorer to download edge again and it worked again
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Thanks a lot for this.
Instead of this, I found Edge installer for Win11. Both issues got resolved.

I was surprised to get an installer for Win 11 as it comes bundled with Windows itself.
 
ShaQBlogs said:
I was surprised to get an installer for Win 11 as it comes bundled with Windows itself.
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Every W10/11 release includes a default (but badly out-of-date) version of Edge. MS expects to have EdgeUpdater service and a few hidden scheduled tasks running to quickly update the browser version before the user signs on for the first time.

Edge is not updated by the Monthly Updates (except when Chromium replaced legacy Edge in earlier W10 releases).

The latest Edge build is provided in 3 different formats:
- MSI installer from Edge For Business​
- winget package as "winget install -e --id Microsoft.Edge"​
- non-downloadable MS Store app​
 
garlin said:
Every W10/11 release includes a default (but badly out-of-date) version of Edge. MS expects to have EdgeUpdater service and a few hidden scheduled tasks running to quickly update the browser version before the user signs on for the first time.

Edge is not updated by the Monthly Updates (except when Chromium replaced legacy Edge in earlier W10 releases).

The latest Edge build is provided in 3 different formats:
- MSI installer from Edge For Business​
- winget package as "winget install -e --id Microsoft.Edge"​
- non-downloadable MS Store app​
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Thanks for the info. I will note this down for my reference.

I downloaded Edge from here. Looks like they have a regular consumer download available for Win 11.

Do you know what's different in the business version of edge?
 
Edge for Business is a bit of a misnomer. It's the exact same Edge for everyone.

Where does Edge for Business download from?
Code: 
https://msedge.sf.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/35f200dc-46f7-46fc-8f97-f29bf1babe1e/MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX64.msi

Looking on the GitHub project for winget-pkgs, Edge is downloaded from:
Code: 
- Architecture: x86
  InstallerUrl: https://msedge.sf.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/a86b692b-ab58-4a90-b28c-4c9c99ae414d/MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX86.msi
  InstallerSha256: 0FC26C8A877A1806A9686EAF147A5592C08E79FF1E20708FD75B02217BFE08D3
  ProductCode: '{3813C212-EB87-3E62-800E-B6EB691C58CC}'
- Architecture: x64
  InstallerUrl: https://msedge.sf.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/35f200dc-46f7-46fc-8f97-f29bf1babe1e/MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX64.msi
  InstallerSha256: F932FCFC47F4B3F00E2620C158953EDAA16D9011B1F9B89EE96DC1A06C8CF5E3
  ProductCode: '{871D86E3-8175-34F3-9C07-7679EC1CF1D1}'
- Architecture: arm64
  InstallerUrl: https://msedge.sf.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/70188ee3-3960-4f5a-b3d0-4b4249efe7be/MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseARM64.msi
  InstallerSha256: E1840E8AC7816ADC7FFD2F346E2935B8EFD4D49A9B3D08AAA141ACEC697C296C
  ProductCode: '{59EAA6F4-B857-3DE0-8990-F313A4F6BDFA}'

Don't you feel special now? :cool:
 
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