Edge Removal 2023

Edge_Removal.bat
$also_remove_webview = 1
why also remove webview? because it is 2 copies of edge, not a slimmed down CEF, and is driving bloated web apps
$also_remove_widgets = 1
why also remove widgets? because it is a webview glorified ad portal on msn and bing news cathering to stupid people
$also_remove_xsocial = 1
why also remove xsocial? because it starts webview setup every boot - xbox gamebar still works without the social crap

after removal can enter into console: firefox to quickly install it, or edge / webview / xsocial to reinstall them
there's some soft-blocking involved in the latest version, so if you want to reinstall edge / webview, do it via above cmds
hybrid script, can just copy-paste into powershell
already includes OpenWebSearch

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OpenWebSearch 2023 - redirect microsoft-edge: urls to your default browser

OpenWebSearch.cmd
since v4 works even with Edge fully uninstalled!
if Edge is already removed, install Edge Stable, then remove it via Edge_Removal.bat (to preserve a small stub)
2023.09.13: ~one year since last update (it's that stable), add even more resilience to feature updates / upgrades,
using a task to restore the needed hard-link if edge got reinstalled by windows and it does not open anymore
supports command line parameters: install or remove
since v6 generate a pure batch script to prevent lame AVs false-positives
hybrid script, can just copy-paste into powershell
yes, a rebranded ChrEdgeFkOff

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NATURAL SMOOTH SCROLLING V4 "SHARP" - AveYo, 2020-2022

probably the best smooth scrolling preset for mousewheel

copy into firefox / librewolf profile as user.js, add to your existing user.js, or set in about:config

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UserChrome.js stand-alone snippet loader by AveYo

featured snippets (Addressbar = Open input as URL on Enter - press Tab to Search instead & OneClickSearch)
also available for other popular js loaders in the chrome/JS folder

ELI5 request: sorry, age restricted

1. in firefox, open about:support and take note of Application Binary

   • for example: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe

2. open a Command Prompt (Admin) or Windows PowerShell (Admin) window

   • press Win+X on windows 10
   • write notepad and press Enter
   • the following steps are done in the Notepad window that just opened

3. File - New

   • copy-paste the UserChrome.js content

4. File - Save As C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\UserChrome.js

   • browse in the dialog to the path noted at step 1
   • write at File name: UserChrome.js
   • select Save as type: All Files
   • select Encoding: ANSI or UTF-8

5. File - New

   • copy-paste the defaults/pref/enable-UserChrome.js content

6. File - Save As C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\enable-UserChrome.js

   • browse in the dialog to the path noted at step 1, and further to defaults / pref subfolder
   • write at File name: enable-UserChrome.js
   • select Save as type: All Files
   • select Encoding: ANSI or UTF-8

steps for linux and macOS are similar, using Terminal and sudo nano/gedit/TextEdit

For MacOS the file paths are /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/UserChrome.js
and /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/defaults/pref/enable-UserChrome.js ref