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    1 year ago

    The system does not break because the bloatware is missing, but because to remove Edge you removed the privileges of the system account used for system updates. The method described is what breaks Windows, not the removal of Edge. There are exploits allowing an administrator account to impersonate TrustedInstaller: it’s possible to uninstall edge without breaking Windows Update.