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Microsoft Edge has vanished from my PC completely

Went to open Edge this morning and the shortcut is gone. It's not in the start menu and searching finds nothing. I didn't uninstall it. A couple of work sites only behave properly in Edge, so I need it back. How do I reinstall it?
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dasy_71 Oct 20, 2026
alicew
Check whether it's actually gone first. Look in Settings > Apps > Installed apps, and in the Program Files (x86) folder under Microsoft > Edge > Application. Quite often only the shortcuts disappear after an update or a cleanup tool, and msedge.exe is still sitting there. Right click it and pin it back. If it really is gone, open Terminal and run: winget install Microsoft.Edge Or search for the Edge download on Microsoft's own site using whatever browser you have. Your work sites will be fine either way once it's back.
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