Make available the Uninstall option to Microsoft Edge natively

- Added the tweak to Remove-MSEdge * This may help with edge cmd uninstall, as it unlocks the software uninstall option. Inspired by: "How Difficult is it to Uninstall Microsoft Edge?" from Endermanch
LeDragoX · Dec 11, 2023 · b09c104 · b09c104
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diff --git a/src/scripts/Optimize-Privacy.ps1 b/src/scripts/Optimize-Privacy.ps1
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ function Optimize-Privacy() {
     $PathToLMPoliciesSQMClient = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows"
     $PathToLMPoliciesWifi = "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WiFi"
     $PathToLMPoliciesWindowsUpdate = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU"
+    $PathToLMUninstallMSEdge = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge"
+    $PathToLMUninstallMSEdgeUpdate = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge Update"
+    $PathToLMUninstallMSEdgeWebView = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft EdgeWebView"
     $PathToLMWindowsTroubleshoot = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsMitigation"
 
     Write-Title "Privacy Tweaks"
@@ -246,6 +249,9 @@ function Optimize-Privacy() {
     Write-Status -Types $EnableStatus[0].Symbol, $TweakType -Status "$($EnableStatus[0].Status) 'WiFi Sense: Shared HotSpot Auto-Connect'..."
     Set-ItemPropertyVerified -Path "$PathToLMPoliciesWifi\AllowAutoConnectToWiFiSenseHotspots" -Name "value" -Type DWord -Value $Zero
 
+    Write-Status -Types $EnableStatus[1].Symbol, $TweakType -Status "$($EnableStatus[1].Status) uninstall button to Microsoft Edge..."
+    Set-ItemPropertyVerified -Path "$PathToLMUninstallMSEdge", "$PathToLMUninstallMSEdgeUpdate", "$PathToLMUninstallMSEdgeWebView" -Name "NoRemove" -Type DWord -Value $Zero
+
     Write-Caption "Deleting useless registry keys..."
     $KeysToDelete = @(
         # Remove Background Tasks

diff --git a/src/scripts/Remove-MSEdge.ps1 b/src/scripts/Remove-MSEdge.ps1
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ Import-Module -DisableNameChecking "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\ui\Show-MessageDialog.p
 
 function Remove-MSEdge() {
     $PathToLMEdgeUpdate = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate"
+    $PathToLMUninstallMSEdge = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge"
+    $PathToLMUninstallMSEdgeUpdate = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge Update"
+    $PathToLMUninstallMSEdgeWebView = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft EdgeWebView"
+
+    Write-Status -Types "+" -Status "Enabling uninstall button to Microsoft Edge..."
+    Set-ItemPropertyVerified -Path "$PathToLMUninstallMSEdge", "$PathToLMUninstallMSEdgeUpdate", "$PathToLMUninstallMSEdgeWebView" -Name "NoRemove" -Type DWord -Value 0
 
     Write-Status -Types "@" -Status "Stopping all 'msedge' processes before uninstalling..."
     Get-Process -Name msedge | Stop-Process -PassThru -Force