I've noticed that Edge Beta (version 147.0.3912.37) was installed on several systems recently, probably due to updates. The problem is that it installed next to the regular Edge that everyone uses, causing issues with certain apps that need a third-party utility. When I tried to uninstall Edge Beta, it broke my login script since it calls for "edge.exe" without a full path specified. This script worked perfectly fine before Edge Beta was installed. Now, after uninstalling Edge Beta, the command for edge.exe doesn't seem to work anymore. I'm really confused about why there's even an "Edge Beta" if we already have the stable version, and why it was installed rather than just updating the existing version.
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You can have Canary, Beta, or Dev versions installed alongside the general release of Edge, which has been possible ever since they switched to Chromium. This allows you to test new features without affecting your main browser. But about your script, the issue is likely caused by the fact that your script is calling "edge.exe"—it should be more specific. There's always a risk of someone hijacking your processes if you're not detailed about what's being called in production environments.
That's great, but it still doesn't explain why Edge Beta was pushed out to systems with Windows updates.