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I genuinely don't know if it was a bug or intentional behavior like TFA, but on the last win10 machine I used Edge would leave several of its background browser

I genuinely don't know if it was a bug or intentional behavior like TFA, but on the last win10 machine I used Edge would leave several of its background browser engine processes running indefinitely after the application was closed. Seems like they're just happy to let their users make unwitting sacrifices for their convenience of their devs.

RiverCrochet 1y ago
Chrome would do that too unless the setting "Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed" is turned off. https://superuser.com/questions/269385/why-does-google-chrome-leave-running-processes-behind-even-after-closing-the-bro https://superuser.com/questions/269385/why-does-google-chrom... Now I never understood why the chrome.exe's would hang out when I didn't install any "background apps" - anyway I suspect a similar setting in Edge is buried in there somewhere.
hinkley 1y ago
I have a vague recollection of that being related to embedded browsers in apps, and I think it was related to performance not child processes for unknown client apps.
- whyoh 1y ago
  That's not Edge the browser, but a separate app called Edge WebView2.
  - hinkley 1y ago
    Mmm. It was definitely a problem with IE but you did in fact say Edge.
whyoh 1y ago
Both behaviors are intentional and (for now) configurable.[1][2] [1] https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/167068-how-enable-disable-startup-boost-microsoft-edge-chromium.html https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/167068-how-enable-disabl... [2] https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/160140-disable-continue-running-background-apps-when-microsoft-edge-closed.html https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/160140-disable-continue-...