Microsoft Edge has been controversial to say the least since its launch. But whether you hate Edge or love it, this browser is an indispensable part of your Windows 10 PC.

According to Statista, Edge represents only 1.9% of the web browser market, but Microsoft says you'll have to live with it like the fern in the corner that you forgot you bought (and let die).

In an Edge support page posted Wednesday (August 5), Microsoft announced that this new Edge (which replaces the old failed version) will be distributed to all users and that this new Edge cannot be removed.

Specifically, Microsoft explains that this new version is "included in Windows system updates" and does not provide the option to uninstall Chromium Edge or "use the older version of Microsoft Edge"

Microsoft has stated that it will not offer the option to uninstall Chromium Edge or "use an older version of Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft appears to have rolled out Chromium Edge slowly, steadily, and properly, initially offering the option to download it. Currently, the app is offered through a Windows 10 update and cannot be removed.

Of course, everyone loves to break the rules and thumb their nose at authority, so our sister site Tech Radar shared a power user-level workaround to root and remove Edge. Of course, we should warn you that these steps require the use of a command prompt, so there is some risk involved.

Also, while this method may work for now, we do not know if a future Windows 10 update will cause problems or if Microsoft will find this workaround and make Edge available again. Using a computer means playing games by someone else's rules, and if Microsoft wants us to have Edge, this could be a seasonal game of cat and mouse.

Anyway, here are the steps you should take And be sure to back up your data whenever you are playing at the command prompt, just in case something goes wrong. We are unable to provide technical support with your problem.

My apartment PC will continue to have Edge on it. Because fighting Microsoft with forced software seems more trouble than it's worth. At least Candy Crush Soda Saga and other bloatware can be removed on a Windows 10 PC.

So for many of us, Chromium Edge is here to stay ("forever," as Andre 3000 would say).