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Stopping the Edge Shortcut on Update. . . Possibly
I say possibly b/c I don't want to get our hopes up.
I to am plagued with the behavior so looking around I came across this possible fix until MS turns it off.
How to block Microsoft Edge from creating desktop shortcuts - Ghacks Martin Brinkmann Jan 21, 2023
It still requires the registry addition that has has been offered here in several threads plus, it adds four more to try and control the other release channels.Microsoft Edge seems to create desktop shortcuts after every browser update at the moment. It is unclear if this is a bug or intentional; Microsoft has not commented on that.
All Edge channels on Windows appear to be affected by the issue. Considering that Microsoft released six Edge Stable versions in the past 10 days, it is clear that the issue can be frustrating for affected users.
Our Deskmodder colleagues have published a workaround to block Microsoft's Edge web browser from planting new icons on the desktop.
Sounds logical; May be it's a blanket cmd that whatever version is updated, up pops a new 'baby'.
Marty's article has a merge file like @Brink supplies in some of his tut's but the other four are manual and that may stop some members from adding the new keys.
As for me? I've followed the instructions and I've set the trap and now, I lie in wait for the next Edge update to see if it helps.
With Edge's frequency it shouldn't take but a day or so to find out.