Edge started itself on boot after a recent Windows update. It even had a little pop-up about how "helpful" it was to have it start right when my computer turns on so I can "get to browsing" faster. It's never been set as my default. Uhg.

[–] CumBroth@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago

https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil

Run this after every update, specifically the tweak that uninstalls Edge. Makes things a lot easier. It also gives you the option to delay feature updates by two years and only install security updates on time.

[–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Make sure you go into the settings and turn everything off. It'll run in the background and do God knows what even though you've turned off startup.