0.7.5.3 - Discover and Hotfixes

0.7.5.3 comes with the following changes:

• Adds MSN Discover / "See More" Redirections
• Improves MS Edge Settings Query Validation Check
• Fixes Swapped Geo Values for HKEY_CURRENT_USER (Fixes Explorer crash loop)
• Fixes Windows Settings not being able to query MS Edge Settings
• Changes Settings Saving Failures to Log to Install Log instead of AppFailure Log
• Changes Install File Copy / Shortcut Failures to Log to Install Log instead of AppFailure Log
• Fixes Edge Case in Europe Mode in which Saving without Setting an EU country sets the Country to Empty

Known issues:

• Winget/Chocolately may fail to install MSER
• MSER may not redirect if Edge is uninstalled for some users - #345
• MSER may open Windows System for Android for some users - #301
• MSER may not handle links from MS Teams properly for some users - #331

Upcoming Roadmap

1.0.0.0 (US 2024 Tax Season):

• UI Overhaul (Metro UI)
• Code Refactor/Rewrite (In Progress)
• Per User Active Mode Option (In Progress)
• PortableApps.com Version Release
• Installer and Updater Logic Overhaul (In Progress)
• Wiki and other documentation updated
• Service Mode Quality of Life Improvements (Completed)

1.0.1.0 (Probably the next day due to bugs):

• Bug fixes

Disclaimer

PLEASE NOTE: MSEdgeRedirect is still BETA. Changes are to be expected, and performance to be improved.

How to use:

1. Launch the app

2. Select your preferred configuration options
   Note: ACTIVE MODE Requires one time Admin Rights

   
   

3. Relax

System Requirements

	Minimum Requirements	Recommended
OS	Windows 8.1	Latest Windows 11 Build
CPU	32-bit Single Core	64-bit Dual Core or Higher
RAM (Memory)	40MB Free	100MB Free
Disk (Storage)	5MB Free	100MB Free

0.7.5.2 - Installer/Settings Hotfix

Announcement

1 of 2 Europe Modes have been added! The current method sets your PC region as "in EU" and should be a permanent patch. I have verified that this method lets you uninstall Edge, but I have not verified other features. The second method to be added later requires taking ownership and modifying a System32 file to tell the system whatever region you're in is part of the EU. This yet to be added method will likely be reverted every few Windows Updates but should at least work temporarily.

Europe Mode adds the following features after reboot:

Edge is uninstallable
User can disable web search
Narrator scripting extensions are enabled
File Explorer Search is third party extensible
Third party search providers show in search
Third party search highlight content in search zero input
Third parties can customize the Taskbar Gleam
... And MORE!

Additionally, I've decided to just skip to 1.0.0.0 for the next major release. This will occur around the 2024 US Tax Season. You can follow the progress here. Patches will be released in the meantime from 1.0.0.0, as needed, as 0.7.5.x versions. Please note that you will need to be on 0.7.4.0 OR LATER to upgrade to 1.0.0.0 when it releases. Doing this rewrite has uncovered a lot tech debt and is taking a bit.

0.7.5.2 comes with the following changes:

• Fixes Setup for New Active Mode Installs
• Fixes Settings for All Active Mode Installs
• Attempts to fix MSER not working for some users with Edge Uninstalled (#345)

As well as the following changes from 0.7.5.1:

• Adds Europe Mode (1 of 2 Methods Implemented)
• Adds Stock Decoder (not yet used, thanks @whamer100)
• Improves Installer UX Flow
• Removes leftover legacy files
• Removes Darksky for Weather (thanks Apple...)
• Adds rounded corner support (not yet used)
• Adds StartPage for Image Search
• Adds Locale Support for Windy.com
• Fixes bug where Edge would not close
• Adds Locale Support for Weather.com
• Cleans up some forgotten allocated resources
• Adds Placeholder support in Custom Search URLs (use %query%)
• Adds support for any Ie_to_edge_stub.exe location
• Adds Placeholder support in Custom Image Search URLs (use %query%)
• Adds Recursion Failure Logging to help debug for 1.0.0.0
• Adds Unsafe Flag Block Logging to help debug for 1.0.0.0
• Restores being able to Redirect Bing Chat instead of just disabling
• Fixes Recursion Prevention making assumptions about command line parameters
• Adds Placeholder support in Custom Weather URLs for Latitude, Longitude, and Locale (use %lat%, %long%, and %locale% respectively)
• Fixes --win-session-start and other command line parameters being handled as webpages
• Fixes Active Mode File Handling (except for PDFs). Local files attempting to open in Edge will now open in Edge

Known issues:

• Winget/Chocolately may fail to install MSER
• MSER may not redirect if Edge is uninstalled for some users - #345
• MSER may open Windows System for Android for some users - #301
• MSER may not handle links from MS Teams properly for some users - #331
• MSER may have issues handling PDFs for users with an invalid registry key - #333

Upcoming Roadmap

1.0.0.0 (US 2024 Tax Season):

• UI Overhaul (Metro UI)
• Code Refactor/Rewrite (In Progress)
• Per User Active Mode Option (In Progress)
• PortableApps.com Version Release
• Installer and Updater Logic Overhaul (In Progress)
• Wiki and other documentation updated
• Service Mode Quality of Life Improvements (Completed)

1.0.1.0 (Probably the next day due to bugs):

• Bug fixes

Disclaimer

PLEASE NOTE: MSEdgeRedirect is still BETA. Changes are to be expected, and performance to be improved.

How to use:

1. Launch the app

2. Select your preferred configuration options
   Note: ACTIVE MODE Requires one time Admin Rights

   
   

3. Relax

System Requirements

	Minimum Requirements	Recommended
OS	Windows 8.1	Latest Windows 11 Build
CPU	32-bit Single Core	64-bit Dual Core or Higher
RAM (Memory)	40MB Free	100MB Free
Disk (Storage)	5MB Free	100MB Free

0.7.5.1 - Europe Mode + Squashing Bugs

Announcement

1 of 2 Europe Modes have been added! The current method sets your PC region as "in EU" and should be a permanent patch. I have verified that this method lets you uninstall Edge, but I have not verified other features. The second method to be added later requires taking ownership and modifying a System32 file to tell the system whatever region you're in is part of the EU. This yet to be added method will likely be reverted every few Windows Updates but should at least work temporarily.

Europe Mode adds the following features after reboot:

Edge is uninstallable
User can disable web search
Narrator scripting extensions are enabled
File Explorer Search is third party extensible
Third party search providers show in search
Third party search highlight content in search zero input
Third parties can customize the Taskbar Gleam
... And MORE!

Additionally, I've decided to just skip to 1.0.0.0 for the next major release. This will occur around the 2024 US Tax Season. You can follow the progress here. Patches will be released in the meantime from 1.0.0.0, as needed, as 0.7.5.x versions. Please note that you will need to be on 0.7.4.0 OR LATER to upgrade to 1.0.0.0 when it releases. Doing this rewrite has uncovered a lot tech debt and is taking a bit.

0.7.5.1 comes with the following changes:

• Adds Europe Mode (1 of 2 Methods Implemented)
• Adds Stock Decoder (not yet used, thanks @whamer100)
• Improves Installer UX Flow
• Removes leftover legacy files
• Removes Darksky for Weather (thanks Apple...)
• Adds rounded corner support (not yet used)
• Adds StartPage for Image Search
• Adds Locale Support for Windy.com
• Fixes bug where Edge would not close
• Adds Locale Support for Weather.com
• Cleans up some forgotten allocated resources
• Adds Placeholder support in Custom Search URLs (use %query%)
• Adds support for any Ie_to_edge_stub.exe location
• Adds Placeholder support in Custom Image Search URLs (use %query%)
• Adds Recursion Failure Logging to help debug for 1.0.0.0
• Adds Unsafe Flag Block Logging to help debug for 1.0.0.0
• Restores being able to Redirect Bing Chat instead of just disabling
• Fixes Recursion Prevention making assumptions about command line parameters
• Adds Placeholder support in Custom Weather URLs for Latitude, Longitude, and Locale (use %lat%, %long%, and %locale% respectively)
• Fixes --win-session-start and other command line parameters being handled as webpages
• Fixes Active Mode File Handling (except for PDFs). Local files attempting to open in Edge will now open in Edge

Known issues:

• Winget/Chocolately may fail to install MSER
• MSER may not redirect if Edge is uninstalled for some users - #345
• MSER may open Windows System for Android for some users - #301
• MSER may not handle links from MS Teams properly for some users - #331
• MSER may have issues handling PDFs for users with an invalid registry key - #333

Upcoming Roadmap

1.0.0.0 (US 2024 Tax Season):

• UI Overhaul (Metro UI)
• Code Refactor/Rewrite (In Progress)
• Per User Active Mode Option (In Progress)
• PortableApps.com Version Release
• Installer and Updater Logic Overhaul (In Progress)
• Wiki and other documentation updated
• Service Mode Quality of Life Improvements (Completed)

1.0.1.0 (Probably the next day due to bugs):

• Bug fixes

Disclaimer

PLEASE NOTE: MSEdgeRedirect is still BETA. Changes are to be expected, and performance to be improved.

How to use:

1. Launch the app

2. Select your preferred configuration options
   Note: ACTIVE MODE Requires one time Admin Rights

   
   

3. Relax

System Requirements

	Minimum Requirements	Recommended
OS	Windows 8.1	Latest Windows 11 Build
CPU	32-bit Single Core	64-bit Dual Core or Higher
RAM (Memory)	40MB Free	100MB Free
Disk (Storage)	5MB Free	100MB Free

0.7.5.0 - Grounding CoPilot

Announcement

0.8.0.0 is finishing up. Per User Active Mode Settings are being a pain to implement due to some tech debt. Regardless, CoPilot dropped today and this update addresses that. Here's 0.7.5.0 with a bunch of bug fixes and improvements to be included with 0.8.0.0:

0.7.5.0 comes with the following changes:

• Code Cleanup
• Adds CoPilot Setting
• Adds Bing Chat Setting
• Adds SearchLemmy Search
• Adds Teaser for Europe Mode
• Changes Setting Menu Layout
• Adds Link to MSEdgeRedirect Alternatives
• Fixes Outlook links opening in New Window
• Adds /force flag to skip CPU Architecture Check
• Fixes a few Command Line Redirection Edge Cases
• Fixes a couple Broken Windows Widgets Redirections
• Fixes Bing Chat Disabling using the "NoPDFs" toggle to activate
• Fixes issue in which a non-admin user can choose to RunUnsafe
• Adds Disabling CoPilot. CoPilot Tray Icon will open Windows Settings instead (FEEDBACK WANTED)
• Removes Default Browser Check. Recursion will automatically trigger an exit to Edge

Upcoming Roadmap

0.8.0.0 (Soon™):

• Per User Active Mode Option (In Progress)
• Installer and Updater Logic Overhaul (In Progress)
• Service Mode Quality of Life Improvements (Completed)

0.9.0.0:

• UI Overhaul
• Code Freeze
• Wiki and other documentation updated

1.0.0.0 (EOY):

• Code Refactor/Rewrite
• PortableApps.com Version Release

1.0.1.0 (Probably the next day due to bugs):

• Bug fixes

Disclaimer

PLEASE NOTE: MSEdgeRedirect is still BETA. Changes are to be expected, and performance to be improved.

How to use:

1. Launch the app

2. Select your preferred configuration options
   Note: ACTIVE MODE Requires one time Admin Rights

   
   

3. Relax

System Requirements

	Minimum Requirements	Recommended
OS	Windows 8.1	Latest Windows 11 Build
CPU	32-bit Single Core	64-bit Dual Core or Higher
RAM (Memory)	40MB Free	100MB Free
Disk (Storage)	5MB Free	100MB Free

0.7.4.0 - 0.8.0.0 Preview

THIS BUILD IS OUT OF DATE. CHECK HERE FOR THE LATEST

Announcement

0.8.0.0 is just around the corner, although as always, various edge cases need to be fixed. Here's 0.7.4.0 with a bunch of bug fixes and improvements to be included with 0.8.0.0

0.7.4.0 comes with the following changes:

• Code Cleanup
• Adds Bing AI handling
• Adds StartPage Search
• Adds additional Logging
• Fixes URL Parsing for UTF-8 URLs
• Adds additional News Categories
• Fixes /repair Command line Flag
• Adds Brave Search + Image Search
• Fixes DPI Awareness on Windows 11
• Fixes Settings Values sometimes reporting Null
• Improves Service Mode Search Reliability Greatly
• Fixes not being able to redirect some Settings Links
• Adds support for Hurl, BrowserSelect, and BrowserSelector
• Fixes Uninstall following the directory junction and removing Edge
• Adds additional security measures to prevent command line escaping
• Fix attempt for when Edge can not be launched for debugging purposes
• Fixes graphical only bug in Edge in which Edge thought it couldn't update
• Fix attempt for Updater occasionally failing to copy the Application to Program Files

Upcoming Roadmap

0.8.0.0 (Soon™):

• Per User Active Mode Option (In Progress)
• Installer and Updater Logic Overhaul (In Progress)
• Service Mode Quality of Life Improvements (Completed)

0.9.0.0 (End of Summer):

• UI Overhaul
• Code Freeze
• Wiki and other documentation updated

1.0.0.0 (End of Fall):

• Code Refactor/Rewrite
• PortableApps.com Version Release

1.0.1.0 (Probably the next day due to bugs):

• Bug fixes

Disclaimer

PLEASE NOTE: MSEdgeRedirect is still BETA. Changes are to be expected, and performance to be improved.

How to use:

1. Launch the app

2. Select your preferred configuration options
   Note: ACTIVE MODE Requires one time Admin Rights

   
   

3. Relax

System Requirements

	Minimum Requirements	Recommended
OS	Windows 8.1	Latest Windows 11 Build
CPU	32-bit Single Core	64-bit Dual Core or Higher
RAM (Memory)	40MB Free	100MB Free
Disk (Storage)	5MB Free	100MB Free

0.7.3.0 - Junction, Junction, What's your function

THIS BUILD IS OUT OF DATE. CHECK HERE FOR THE LATEST

Announcement

Happy New Year! This release should finally fix the major pain point of needing an IFEO update after Edge updates, along with many other minor ones. If you have a feature request. Please get it in now as the non-beta release will be occurring by this summer.

0.7.3.0 comes with the following changes:

• Fixed PDF handling
• Updated Submodule code
• Fixed issues with Regex case-sensitivity
• Added "Default" option for PDF handler
• Fixes issues with NoMoreEdge detection
• Add Warning if Installer fails to copy files
• Fixed Windows Notifications not being handled
• Fixes issues for users with non-C: Windows Installs
• Fixed Edge Case in which MSEdgeRedirect might infinitely loop
• Temporarily removed /update command line option. This will be improved in 0.8.0.0
• Swapped to a directory junction for IFEO passthrough. Permanently fixes asking to update IFEO file!

Upcoming Roadmap

0.8.0.0 (Spring):

• Per User Active Mode Option
• Installer and Updater Logic Overhaul
• Service Mode Quality of Life Improvements

0.9.0.0 (Summer):

• UI Overhaul
• Code Freeze
• Wiki and other documentation updated

1.0.0.0 (End of Summer):

• Code Refactor/Rewrite
• PortableApps.com Version Release

1.0.1.0 (Probably the next day due to bugs):

• Bug fixes

Disclaimer

PLEASE NOTE: MSEdgeRedirect is still BETA. Changes are to be expected, and performance to be improved.

How to use:

1. Launch the app

2. Select your preferred configuration options
   Note: ACTIVE MODE Requires one time Admin Rights

   
   

3. Relax

System Requirements

	Minimum Requirements	Recommended
OS	Windows 8.1	Latest Windows 11 Build
CPU	32-bit Single Core	64-bit Dual Core or Higher
RAM (Memory)	40MB Free	100MB Free
Disk (Storage)	5MB Free	100MB Free

0.7.2.0 - Message Be Gone™

THIS BUILD IS OUT OF DATE. CHECK HERE FOR THE LATEST

Google Safe Browsing Warning

I have been made aware that Google Safe Search has recently marked the repository as a Potentially Unwanted Program similarly to Sandboxie Plus last year... AGAIN. You can track my resolution progress and activity here. If you would like to help by clicking 3 buttons, you can submit it as a false positive here.

0.7.2.0 comes with the following changes:

• Updated /help flag
• Internal Code cleanup
• Fixes Text readability on some fonts
• Changed Log Files to be slightly cleaner
• Fixes Portable Mode not being detected
• Adds Support for latest AveYo script changes
• Adds Scheduled Tasks to update IFEO on user login (This will be improved in 0.8.0.0 for users who never log out)
• Changes IFEO out of date messages to be less frequent
• Fixes some Widgets, Searches, and Links causing AutoIt Errors
• Readded option to quick submit a False Positive for Google's Blacklist
• Fixes some unencoded URLs, such as in Windows Settings, getting cut off

Disclaimer

PLEASE NOTE: MSEdgeRedirect is still BETA. Changes are to be expected, and performance to be improved.

How to use:

1. Launch the app

2. Select your preferred configuration options
   Note: ACTIVE MODE Requires one time Admin Rights

   
   

3. Relax

System Requirements

	Minimum Requirements	Recommended
OS	Windows 8.1	Latest Windows 11 Build
CPU	32-bit Single Core	64-bit Dual Core or Higher
RAM (Memory)	40MB Free	100MB Free
Disk (Storage)	5MB Free	100MB Free

0.7.1.0

THIS BUILD IS OUT OF DATE. CHECK HERE FOR THE LATEST

0.7.1.0 comes with the following changes:

• Fixes Program Update Logic
• Improves Localhost Exclusions
• Adds Custom Weather Site Support (requires Lat,Long support on website)
• Fixes Text getting Cut Off on occasion
• Fixes Incorrect Start Menu Shortcuts being created
• Removed now unneeded Google Blacklist Checkbox
• Removes Test Build Alert for those running Dev builds
• Adds fixes for new Edge Command Line Parameters and ordering
• Improves Command Line Parameter Parsing to Prevent Future Breakages

Disclaimer

PLEASE NOTE: MSEdgeRedirect is still BETA. Changes are to be expected, and performance to be improved.

How to use:

1. Launch the app

2. Select your preferred configuration options
   Note: ACTIVE MODE Requires one time Admin Rights

   
   

3. Relax

System Requirements

	Minimum Requirements	Recommended
OS	Windows 8.1	Latest Windows 11 Build
CPU	32-bit Single Core	64-bit Dual Core or Higher
RAM (Memory)	40MB Free	100MB Free
Disk (Storage)	5MB Free	100MB Free

0.7.0.2 - A Late Update

THIS BUILD IS OUT OF DATE. CHECK HERE FOR THE LATEST

Announcements

100k Downloads!

MSEdgeRedirect passed 100k Github downloads sometime between July 13 and July 26. Thank you all for your continued support on this project. Alas, the global release downloads counter has been depreciated due to some Google Safe Browsing screwery.

0.7.0.2 comes with the following changes:

• Improved IFEO failure messages for easier debugging
• Fixed existing Service Mode options not being detected
• Added not yet active code for a potential WebDriver mode
• Improved Cleanup done by Uninstaller to remove a missed Registry Key
• Fixed Start Menu Shortcuts occasionally not being created when selected
• Added a Delay to Service Mode after redirecting to help prevent redirect loops
• Improved the Update Checker, now loads latest release page instead of all releases page
• Fixed Edge Removal Detection blocking selection of Edge Builds for those who reinstalled Edge
• Added Exception for Redirections of localhost sites, fixes Rog Armoury Crate incompatibility, among others

Known issues with this build:

• Outlook Previews Inop (#63). - Will be fixed in 0.7.1.0
• Weird Setup and Setting Menu Edge cases. Will be fixed in 0.8.0.0

Disclaimer

PLEASE NOTE: MSEdgeRedirect is still BETA. Changes are to be expected, and performance to be improved.

How to use:

1. Launch the app

2. Select your preferred configuration options
   Note: ACTIVE MODE Requires one time Admin Rights

   
   

3. Relax

System Requirements

	Minimum Requirements	Recommended
OS	Windows 8.1	Latest Windows 11 Build
CPU	32-bit Single Core	64-bit Dual Core or Higher
RAM (Memory)	40MB Free	100MB Free
Disk (Storage)	5MB Free	100MB Free

0.7.0.1 - Packages, what packages?

THIS BUILD IS OUT OF DATE. CHECK HERE FOR THE LATEST

Google Safe Browsing Warning

I have been made aware that Google Safe Search has recently marked the releases page as a Potentially Unwanted Program similarly to Sandboxie Plus last year. You can track my resolution progress and activity here. If you would like to help by clicking 3 buttons, you can submit it as a false positive here. If sharing the releases page, change it from /releases to the exact same page of /releases/, which is not marked as unsafe... for some reason.

0.7.0.1 comes with the following changes:

• Removes leftover debug box
• Improves news article redirection slightly
• Removes timeout on IEFO update prompt
• Fixes broken "manage profile settings" in news widget
• Fixes some oversights on Automatic Deployments (choco/winget)
• Adds additional debug logging for PEBIAT (problem exists between if and then) issues.

Known issues with this build:

• Outlook Previews Inop (#63). - Will be fixed in 0.7.1.0
• Weird Setup and Setting Menu Edge cases. Will be fixed in 0.8.0.0

Disclaimer

PLEASE NOTE: MSEdgeRedirect is still BETA. Changes are to be expected, and performance to be improved.

How to use:

1. Launch the app

2. Select your preferred configuration options
   Note: ACTIVE MODE Requires one time Admin Rights

   
   

3. Relax

System Requirements

	Minimum Requirements	Recommended
OS	Windows 8.1	Latest Windows 11 Build
CPU	32-bit Single Core	64-bit Dual Core or Higher
RAM (Memory)	40MB Free	100MB Free
Disk (Storage)	5MB Free	100MB Free