Edge installation package without Edge updates

Mr. Yu

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Prior to this, even if edge updates were removed using NTLite, edge updates would still be rebuilt after installing the MSI package. You need to drag the Edge update folder to HiBit Uninstaller for deep scanning of components. However, if you want to update Edge again, it will report an error. I found a GitHub project that provides edge installation packages in exe format. Excitingly, using this installation package will not rebuild edge updates.
https://github.com/rnus699/edge_installer/releases
It is installed by default in "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge". I don't know how to install it in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge". Edge in two folders can coexist, which troubles me.
Anyway, the current best solution is to completely remove Edge and Edge updates from the image using NTLite. After entering the system, install the Edge installation package in exe format, and then you can get an Edge without Edge updates. You can keep Edge up-to-date.
 
and the goal is you remove something and install it after again despite the consequences you're describing. don't get it.
 
And actually the install folder for EDGE is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft witch is about 2 GB for a browser install.
Complete insane from my view same as MS WU fill up our HD's include the monthly updates taking more space like 2-300 mb after a cleanup.
 
And btw you can't invoke build-in settings from EDGE despite efforts.
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On 1 PC, I remove Edge and all derivatives from the image with NTLite, then I install Edge Canary under Windows (installed in AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge SxS) and disable automatic updates (1 registry key and tasks).
If I don't update manually, Edge never updates.

And when there's a "big" problem with a version, I revert to the previous one by downloading the installation package, and I just have to copy/paste the contents

Note that the Edge "stable" is located in C :\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft, but the profile directory (User Data) is still located in AppData\Local\Microsoft
 
Thank you very much for your help.
francis11 said:
and the goal is you remove something and install it after again despite the consequences you're describing. don't get it.
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Although I try to describe it clearly, Google Translate always mocks me.
The origin of my attempt to solve this problem is How to integrate Edge MSI directly into the image
The exe format installation package provided by rnus699 is installed by default in "C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge", while the MSI format installation package provided by Microsoft is installed by default in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge". I tried various commands but couldn't install or overwrite the exe format installation package on "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge".
francis11 said:
And btw you can't invoke build-in settings from EDGE despite efforts.
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Due to my bank webpage being developed based on the ancient IE, I was forced to use LTSC as it did not disable IE.
tistou77 said:
If I don't update manually, Edge never updates.
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If I just disable Edge without removing the update components, as long as you open Edge, the top right corner will pop up with "Your Edge has expired". Although Microsoft stated in 130.0.2849.46 fixed an issue where a "Can't update Microsoft Edge" dialog was mistakenly shown for managed Windows devices. But they didn't do it well.
francis11 said:
And the working PC - how it goes
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Even though Abbodi provides esu patches for Windows 10, the borders of an increasing number of software example Chrome have become as rounded as those of Windows 11, which is quite incongruous. LTSC2024 still disables IE. I have no reason to use it. Now I've found the edge installation package without updates. I'm working on a mature streamlined solution to make the 25H2 my main focus.
 
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Same, with the stable version for one, and Canary for the other.
Mr. Yu said:
If I just disable Edge without removing the update components, as long as you open Edge, the top right corner will pop up with "Your Edge has expired". Although Microsoft stated in 130.0.2849.46 fixed an issue where a "Can't update Microsoft Edge" dialog was mistakenly shown for managed Windows devices. But they didn't do it well.
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For automatic updates disabled (Edge stable and Canary) I don't get any error messages and I have no problems when I check for updates manually (About MS Edge page).
Sometimes I get the small icon indicating that an update is available.
 
tistou77 said:
Sometimes I get the small icon indicating that an update is available.
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I am currently using the edge in exe format provided by rnus699, and there is no prompt popping up at the moment. I guess the exe format installation package leaked by Microsoft is similar to a portable program, without any updated components, and has modified certain policies to become very stable.
Or maybe Hibit did not completely delete the Edge update registry. This exe format installation package did not write any update components to the registry.
 
Do you have a link to this "package" so I can compare it ?

I also use an .exe file when I want to revert to a previous version, I extract the file and copy/paste the contents, but I could install directly from the .exe
 
I don't recommend you just overwrite the file. I once tried to overwrite the edge file in the image with the latest edge file and delete the edge update, but the result was very bad.
If you insist on doing so, you can try installing the exe format edge in sandboxie and extracting the file.
 
I don't know if the consumer version allows the removal of edges. For LTSC2021, I just tested and confirmed again that if you want to change the edge version, please uninstall it directly. Uninstall it will only delete "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\Application", and the user data "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" will be retained. This way, your registry will not have errors and you can safely roll back or update the version.
For example, I fell down because of the version number in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon.
Believe me, if you're willing, please try the exe format installation package provided by rnus699, it won't disappoint you.
 
Okay, thanks. Same package I use to revert to a previous version (I choose the version/channel I want)
 
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