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why is microsoft edge loading up as google chrome

Angela Schemmel 0 Reputation points
2026-04-24T02:09:40.3433333+00:00

on a random day i press microsoft edge and it loaded up as google chrome i reset the laptop many times and fixing the properties of the app and set it as the default app but when i scroll down to microsoft edge in the default app i noticed that the name doesnt say microsoft edge it says google chrome and so i searched it up but still wouldnt work awhile ago it would always delete itself unless i use a certain site to access edge again but now it loads up as google and i uninstalled google too its been going on and on and i cant stand it i tried everything that was said and told edge still shows up as google is there any way i could change it back

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 10
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  1. Bulldog 1,680 Reputation points
    2026-04-24T22:42:24.5066667+00:00

    "...i press microsoft edge and it loaded up as google chrome..."

    What application opens when you double-click on this file:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe

    If Microsoft Edge opens - and not Google Chrome - then Windows is working correctly.

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  2. Q&A Assist
    2026-04-24T02:09:50.3333333+00:00
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    Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome are separate browsers. The behavior described (Edge opening but appearing as Chrome, Edge “deleting itself,” or being listed as Chrome in Default apps) is not covered in the provided documentation and cannot be diagnosed or fixed based on the available information.


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