Chrome would do that too unless the setting "Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed" is turned off. https://superuser.com/questions/2693

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.