Microsoft Edge Automatically Launching

blue.peter

I use a desktop PC, running Windows 10 Home. Today, Microsoft Edge has suddenly started launching itself as soon as I start the system. This is annoying me because I don't use Edge. (I prefer Firefox or Chrome.)

Does anyone know why this is happening and, more importantly, how I can stop it, please?

I've already turned off the relevant settings:

Edge doesn't appear in the Startup tab of Task Manager, so I can't disable it there:

Neil_Jones

Disable all the startup programs.  Restart the machine.

If the problem goes away one of those entries is causing it.

Enable each one once at a time and restart.

The last entry you enable is causing the problem.

blue.peter

It seems that the problem was Lavasoft Web Companion (whatever that is), in that enabling it and rebooting caused Edge to launch. So I disabled it and rebooted again... and Edge launched! Gah!. I've no idea why Web Companion should suddenly have started causing this annoyance, since it's apparently been on the computer without me even noticing it since April. Anyway, I've uninstalled it. Let's see what happens now. One reboot without it, and no Edge appearance. Fingers crossed.

Thank you for your advice.

[Deleted User]

What page did it open up?

Do you have the dynamic Microsoft backgrounds on your login / lock screen?

In my case this happen if I accidently click on the dialogues related to the dynamics lock screens and I will get something like this launching in Edge even though I never use it:

blue.peter

Deleted_User said:

What page did it open up?

The home page.

Deleted_User said:

Do you have the dynamic Microsoft backgrounds on your login / lock screen?

I don't have a password set. The system just runs on past the login page and goes straight to my desktop when I turn the computer on.

[Deleted User]

blue.peter said:

Deleted_User said:

What page did it open up?

The home page.

Deleted_User said:

Do you have the dynamic Microsoft backgrounds on your login / lock screen?

I don't have a password set. The system just runs on past the login page and goes straight to my desktop when I turn the computer on.

Sorry crossed with your last reply, and yes the Lavasoft Webcompanion isn't something I'd let run on my system.

I'm trying very hard to ignore the "I don't have a password set" and moving on 

blue.peter

Deleted_User said:

I'm trying very hard to ignore the "I don't have a password set" and moving on 

I live alone. Nobody else has physical access to the PC. It's a desktop (well, a big tower under the desk), so it doesn't leave my study.

IvanOpinion

You should still always have a password/pin protection on the PC

J_B

IvanOpinion said:

You should still always have a password/pin protection on the PC

why?

(ten characters)

googler

IvanOpinion said:

You should still always have a password/pin protection on the PC

Yes, why?


(in ten characters or more)

flaneurs_lobster

IvanOpinion said:

You should still always have a password/pin protection on the PC

Indeed, why?

(in ten characters or more and including at least one uppercase and/or special character not including space)