# Microsoft Edge has left the building **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 11, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461 "2022-08-11T02:29:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461/1 "2022-08-11T02:29:16Z")
My new laptop did an update, and now Edge is gone. The icons are there, but it won’t open. Can anyone give me a not super technical reason and fix? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461/2 "2022-08-11T02:45:34Z")
Can you open it from the program list when you press the Windows key? If so, delete the icon, then insert your own shortcut on the desktop, choosing the Edge icon for display. ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461/3 "2022-08-11T02:51:22Z")
Thanks, but no, the list is there, but nothing happens. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461/4 "2022-08-11T03:04:13Z")
Just download it again: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge) ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461/5 "2022-08-11T03:14:47Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Just download it again: > > [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge) But if you have no browser, _how do you download a browser_? [Twilight zone music] ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461/6 "2022-08-11T03:18:43Z")
Thanks, I do have chrome 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461/7 "2022-08-11T12:09:48Z")
So, what’s the problem, then? 🤨 The only thing I use Edge for is testing a website build in multiple browsers. Download Firefox as a backup browser and you’re all good (Firefox is also less snoopy than Google-owned Chrome). ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461/8 "2022-08-11T12:33:56Z")
Another approach would be just to undo the update. [https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/revert-windows-update/38ec2752-0683-45c6-833c-957d84791e30](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/revert-windows-update/38ec2752-0683-45c6-833c-957d84791e30) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461/9 "2022-08-11T15:07:07Z")
> [@solost](#): > > So, what’s the problem, then? 🤨 Some people just like living on the Edge. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461/10 "2022-08-11T15:58:06Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Some people just like living on the Edge. 😄 👍 ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461/11 "2022-08-11T16:39:07Z")
Not on it but Close to the Edge. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461/12 "2022-08-11T16:54:29Z")
You mean, like Bono? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461/13 "2022-08-11T22:41:37Z")
Probably a dumb question, but did you restart it? Even if it restarted for the update restart it again. If it’s still not working see if the executable still exists. Go to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application" and see if “msedge.exe” is there. Double-click it and see if it comes up. ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-edge-has-left-the-building/969461/14 "2022-08-12T01:41:06Z")
TY, all.