How To Stop Edge From Opening On Startup

How To Stop Edge From Opening On Startup. In this article, you will learn methods to stop Edge from opening on startup. It is very annoying to see Microsoft Edge pops up on the screen every time your startup the WIndows. It is very frustrating. However, you can disable this annoying feature of the Edge. Here, I have discussed some methods to stop Edge from opening on Startup.

How To Stop Edge From Opening On Startup?

Here are various methods to stop Microsoft Edge from starting up automatically. Have a look at them.

Method 1 – Disable Microsoft Edge As A Background App

To turn off Edge as a background app, follow the steps:

1.Press the Windows key.
2.Type Privacy Settings in the search bar.
3.Select the top option.
4.Select the Background apps option in the App Permissions section on the left pane.
5.Scroll down and locate Edge on the right pane.
6.Turn off the toggle beside it.

7.Restart your computer.
8.After the restart, Edge won’t run in the background anymore.

Method 2 – Disable With Group Policy Editor:

This method is for users that use Windows 10 Pro or non-Pro users that have unlocked the Group Policy Editor. To disable with group policy editor:

1.Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run utility.
2.Type gpedit.msc in the search bar.
3.Press Enter to open the Group Policy Editor on your screen.
4.Navigate to the following location:
Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Microsoft Edge
5.Locate and double-click on the ” Allow Microsoft Edge to pre-launch at Windows startup, when the system is idle, and each time Microsoft Edge is closed ” option.

6.Set the policy to enabled and change the Configure pre-launch drop-down menu to Prevent pre-launching.

7.Click on Apply and OK to save the changes.
8.Now, locate the ” Allow Microsoft Edge to start and load the Start and New Tab page at Windows startup and each time Microsoft Edge is closed ” option and double-click on it.
9.Repeat steps 6 and 7.

Method 3 – Disable From Registry:

To use this method, make sure that you have a backup of your registry key. To disable from the registry:

1.Open the Run utility again.
2.Type regedit.
3.Press Enter to open the Registry editor.

4.Navigate to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main
5.Right-click on the empty white part of the screen.
6.Select the New option, then select the ” DWORD (32 bit) Value ” option and name it ” AllowPrelaunch “.
7.Create another DWORD (32 bit) Value and name it TabPreLoader.

8.Double click on both the DWORD you just created one by one and change the value to 0.
9.Click on OK to save the changes.