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How to prevent Microsoft Edge Chromium from installing automatically on Windows 10 – Windows Central
On January 15, 2020, Microsoft is expected to begin the automatic rollout of the new version of Microsoft Edge based on the Chromium engine through Windows Update on devices running the Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803) and newer releases to replace the legacy version.
Although it’s recommended to switch to the new version of the browser, there could be a lot of reasons that you may want to skip it. For instance, you work in an organization, and you need to comply with your network environment policies. You use another web browser, and you’re not interested in Edge Chromium. Or you’re comfortable using the legacy version, and you want to wait a little longer to update.
Whatever the reason it may be, you can use the Microsoft Blocker Toolkit or the Registry to prevent Windows 10 from installing the new version of Microsoft Edge through Windows Update automatically.
In this Windows 10 guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to block the automatic delivery of the new version of Microsoft Edge-based of on the Chromium engine on your device until you’re ready.
How to block Windows Update from installing Edge Chromium using Blocker Toolkit
The easiest method to prevent the Edge Chromium browser from installing through Windows Update is to use the Microsoft Blocker Toolkit.
Getting Blocker Toolkit
To download the Microsoft Edge Chromium blocker script, use these steps:
- Open Microsoft support website.
- Click the Blocker Toolkit download link.
- Double-click the MicrosoftEdgeChromiumBlockerToolkit.exe file that you downloaded.
- Click the Yes button.
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Click the Browse button.
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Select a folder to extract the files.
Source: Windows Central - Click the OK button.
- Click the OK button again.
Applying Microsoft Edge block
To run the Blocker Toolkit to block automatic delivery of Microsoft Edge, use these steps:
- Open Start.
- Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
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Type the following command to navigate to the extracted folder and press Enter:
cd c:PATHTOEXTRACTEDFILEThis example moves to the “edge” folder inside the “Downloads” folder:
cd C:Usersm__laDownloadsedge -
Type the following command to stop Windows Update from installing Microsoft Edge Chromium and press Enter:
EdgeChromium_Blocker.cmd /b
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Once you complete the steps, when Microsoft begins the deployment, Windows Update won’t download and install the new version of Edge based on the Chromium engine automatically.
If you change your mind, you can revert the changes using the same instructions, but on step No. 4, make sure to run this command EdgeChromium_Blocker.cmd /u.
How to block Windows Update from installing Edge Chromium using Registry
Alternatively, if you don’t want to use the script, you can edit the Registry to prevent Windows 10 from downloading and installing the new version of Microsoft Edge on your computer.
Warning: This is a friendly reminder that editing the Registry is risky, and it can cause irreversible damage to your installation if you don’t do it correctly. It’s recommended to make a full backup of your PC before proceeding.
To keep Microsoft from installing the new Edge on your device, use these steps:
- Open Start.
- Search for regedit and click the top result to open the Registry.
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Browse the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftQuick tip: On Windows 10, you can now copy and paste the path in the Registry’s address bar to quickly jump to the key destination.
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Right-click the Microsoft (folder) key, select New, and click on Key.
Source: Windows Central - Name the key EdgeUpdate and press Enter.
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Right-click the newly created key, select New, and click on DWORD (32-bit) Value.
Source: Windows Central - Name the key DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium and press Enter.
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Double-click the newly created DWORD and set the value from 0 to 1.
Source: Windows Central - Click the OK button.
After you complete the steps, the Microsoft Edge based on Chromium won’t download and install automatically on your device.
Of course, you can always revert the changes using the same instructions, but on step No. 8, make sure to change the value from 1 to 0.
We’re focusing this guide on blocking Windows Update from adding the new version of Microsoft Edge automatically, but you can always download and install the browser manually.
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Leaving her elderly father on a basement floor for two days in a soiled adult diaper won’t mean jail for a Calgary woman.
Justice Indra Maharaj accepted a joint Crown and defence submission on Wednesday for a two-year-less-a-day conditional sentence order for Tara Picard to be followed by 12 months of probation.
Prosecutor Donna Spaner and defence counsel Shaun Leochko proposed a community-based term which will include eight months of 24-hour house arrest followed by a nightly curfew for the second eight months.
Maharaj also agreed with the lawyers to order Picard to commit 300 hours of community service over the length of the three-year sentence.
The Calgary Court of Justice noted that amount of community-service hours was “a lot” to commit to.
But Maharaj said it showed Picard, 52, was truly remorseful for her conduct towards her father, whom Postmedia is not identifying because of the embarrassing nature of the facts of the case.
“What that shows me is Ms. Picard does sincerely recognize what has happened here,” the judge said of her willingness to complete community service.
“What I interpret from that is Ms. Picard’s willingness to give back to the community.”
Picard pleaded guilty in January to charges of assault and failing to provide the necessaries of life to her 77-year-old father.
Court heard caregivers found the elderly Calgary man on the basement floor of his daughter’s southeast home wearing a soiled adult diaper.
At the time, Picard was responsible for her father’s day-to-day care after he was moved to her residence, Spaner, reading from a statement of agreed facts, told court at the time.
“He had a number of medical ailments, including non-insulin dependent diabetes, coronary artery disease, some early onset dementia-like symptoms and chronic alcoholism,” Spaner said.
“(He) had been living independently in a Calgary apartment building. Family members became concerned that he was not caring for himself safely.”
With the help of Alberta Health Services he was moved to a home where Picard resided.
A registered nurse assigned to his care attended the 38 Street S.E. home on Nov. 15, 2021, to drop off food bank supplies for him and was told he was sleeping downstairs.
When the nurse called about an hour and a half later and spoke to the man on the phone he said he was lying on the floor, had fallen and was unable to get up.
When she returned to the home with a co-worker she found the victim lying on his back on the floor.
“(He) said that he had been lying on the floor for two days,” Spaner said.
Leochko said Picard was overwhelmed by the situation she was thrust into.
“It really was more than she could handle,” he said.
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@juanhall: I gotta say, this was the most interesting bike in this post….love that Intense is experimenting with gearboxes…I can see it have a huge effect on DH bikes….thank god there’s still people pushing things. Now, they need to make an Enduro bike with the Pinion MGU!
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The City of Pointe-Claire would like to inform you that the Bob-Birnie arena will be closed for its annual maintenance as of Monday, April 29. The Annex rink will reopen to the public on Monday, May 13, and the arena’s Main rink will be accessible as of Monday, June 3.
Public skating will resume on May 13, and the summer public activities programming will begin on June 3 when both rinks have reopened to the public.
In addition to the annual maintenance of the facility, two renovation projects are also scheduled to start at the same time:
Installation of new sound systems
The City will be replacing its current sound systems in both the Main rink and Annex rink, to offer arena visitors a better overall experience, whether watching from the stands or participating in on-ice activities. This project is expected to be conducted throughout the month of May.
Renovation of locker rooms in the Main Rink
The City will also be renovating the five locker rooms located in the Main rink, to bring up to date the amenities currently available to participants. These renovations are expected to begin in early May and will be completed by mid-August.
For all information about the Bob-Birnie arena, visit the arena’s page on our website.
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