Prevent Edge from Running Notifications in the background

To stop Microsoft Edge from staying active and showing notifications when it’s closed, follow these steps:

1. Open Edge settings

• Launch Microsoft Edge.
• In the address bar type edge://settings/system and press Enter.

1. Disable background activity

• Locate the toggle labelled “Continue running background extensions and apps when Microsoft Edge is closed.”
• Switch it off.

1. Turn off Startup boost (optional but recommended)

• Find the setting “Startup boost.”
• Switch it off to prevent Edge from launching a background process automatically when you start Windows.

1. Confirm the change

• Close Edge completely (right‑click the Edge icon in the taskbar and select Quit).
• Re‑open Edge and verify that notifications no longer appear when the browser is closed.

1. Additional check (if notifications persist)

• Go to Settings → System → Notifications & actions.
• Scroll to Microsoft Edge and ensure its notification toggle is set to Off.

By toggling off the two settings above, Edge will no longer run in the background and will not deliver notifications when closed. If you need to re‑enable any of these features later, simply return to edge://settings/system and switch the toggles back on.