lets hope this works...

Author: redkitcode

byebyemsedge.ps1

@@ -1,66 +1,52 @@
+# Ensure admin permissions
 if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) {
-    Write-Warning "couldnt run because you didnt run as admin."
+    Write-Warning "run this script as an admin!"
     Exit
 }
 
-Write-Host "starting ms edge removal, this could take a while..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "starting ms edge removal, this could take a while..."
 
-Write-Host "closing ms edge processes..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+Write-Host "closing ms edge processes..."
 Stop-Process -Name "msedge" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
-Write-Host "running forced uninstallation switch..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-$edgeDir = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application"
-if (Test-Path $edgeDir) {
-    $installerPath = Get-ChildItem -Path $edgeDir -Filter "setup.exe" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1
-    if ($installerPath) {
-        $installerDir = Split-Path $installerPath.FullName
-        Start-Process -FilePath "$installerDir\setup.exe" -ArgumentList "--uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall" -Wait -NoNewWindow
-        Write-Host "core edge application files uninstalled successfully." -ForegroundColor Green
-    } else {
-        Write-Host "edge setup.exe not found. (you might have removed edge already.) proceeding with registry and folder cleanup." -ForegroundColor Gray
+Write-Host "running forced uninstallation switch..."
+$edgeFolder = Get-ChildItem -Path "$env:ProgramFiles(x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application" -Filter "1*" -Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1
+if ($edgeFolder) {
+    $setupExe = Join-Path $edgeFolder.FullName "Installer\setup.exe"
+    if (Test-Path $setupExe) {
+        Start-Process -FilePath $setupExe -ArgumentList "--uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall" -Wait -NoNewWindow
     }
 }
 
 Write-Host "unregistering modern application package hooks..."
-# Filter out system-protected items like DevToolsClient before feeding them to Remove-AppxPackage
+# Safely filter packages before passing them to the removal engine
 Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *MicrosoftEdge* | Where-Object { $_.NonRemovable -ne $true -and $_.PackageFullName -notlike "*DevTools*" } | ForEach-Object {
     try {
         Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers -Package $_.PackageFullName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
     } catch {
-        # Silent fail for locked components
+        # Catch-all to keep the output completely clean
     }
 }
 
-Write-Host "purging edge local cache, profile data, and leftovers..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-$localEdgePath = "$env:LocalAppData\Microsoft\Edge"
-if (Test-Path $localEdgePath) {
-    Remove-Item -Path $localEdgePath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    Write-Host "edge local cache removed." -ForegroundColor Green
-}
+# Also handle provisioned deployment items silently
+Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object { $_.PackageName -like "*MicrosoftEdge*" } | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
-$progEdgePath = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge"
-$progEdgeUpdatePath = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate"
+Write-Host "purging edge local cache, profile data, and leftovers..."
+Remove-Item -Path "$env:LocalAppData\Microsoft\Edge" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+Remove-Item -Path "$env:ProgramFiles(x86)\Microsoft\Edge" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+Remove-Item -Path "$env:ProgramFiles(x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+Write-Host "program files residues removed."
 
-if (Test-Path $progEdgePath) {
-    Remove-Item -Path $progEdgePath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-}
-if (Test-Path $progEdgeUpdatePath) {
-    Remove-Item -Path $progEdgeUpdatePath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-}
-Write-Host "program files residues removed." -ForegroundColor Green
-
-Write-Host "erasing ghost registry listings from settings..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+Write-Host "erasing ghost registry listings from settings..."
 $regPaths = @(
     "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge",
     "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge"
 )
-
-foreach ($regPath in $regPaths) {
-    if (Test-Path $regPath) {
-        Remove-Item -Path $regPath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-        Write-Host "ghost registry entries cleared from: $regPath" -ForegroundColor Green
+foreach ($path in $regPaths) {
+    if (Test-Path $path) {
+        Remove-Item -Path $path -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
     }
 }
 
-Write-Host "congratulations, the removal was a success!" -ForegroundColor Green
-Write-Host "a system reboot is recommended to refresh the windows settings cache, but you can do that at any time." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "congratulations, the removal was a success!"
+Write-Host "a system reboot is recommended to refresh the windows settings cache, but you can do that at any time."