In short, if you want to stop Edge from opening PDF files, please change the default PDF reader. Note that it’s possible to disable Edge’s PDF reader without setting another software as the default PDF reader as there is no provision in Edge to disable the PDF reader. When you set another app or program as the default PDF reader, the Edge will use the new default PDF reader to open PDF files. If you are not happy with the built-in PDF reader in Microsoft Edge and want to disable the same, you can do so by setting any other app or classic desktop program as the default PDF reader. But there are many users who don’t want to the basic and built-in PDF reader in Edge and want to disable the same. Since if Edge the default PDF reader by default, all PDF files on your Windows 10 PC will be opened with Edge’s PDF reader by default.Īlmost all major web browsers today come with built-in PDF reader so that users can view PDF files without having to install additional PDF readers.
While browsing the web in Edge, if you come across a PDF file, you can download and view the PDF file in Edge without opening any other software.
Microsoft Edge, the new web browser offered with Windows 10, is not only the default web browser in Windows 10 but also the default PDF reader.
