Microsoft Edge Offline Installer: Full MSI Download (64-bit, ARM64)

The full offline installer for Microsoft Edge is on Microsoft's Edge for Business download page, microsoft.com/edge/business/download. Choose the Stable channel, your platform (Windows 64-bit for almost every modern PC, 32-bit or ARM64 if that is what you have), and download the .msi file. That file contains the whole browser, around 150 to 200 MB, and installs without an internet connection on as many PCs as you like. The ordinary Download button on Microsoft's consumer Edge page gives you something different: a tiny setup file that downloads the real browser during installation, which is useless on an offline or slow machine. Here is the part most guides skip: on Windows 11 and Windows 10 you rarely need to install Edge at all, because it is part of Windows. The offline installer earns its place when Edge is broken beyond repair, when you are setting up PCs without internet, or when you deploy Edge across an office.

Jake was setting up three laptops for a small accountancy office in a building whose internet had been cut off by roadworks for the week. Two of the laptops had Edge, one had a damaged copy that closed the moment it opened, and the owner's old Windows 10 PC needed a fresh Edge before he would touch anything else. Ethan, helping out, ran the Download button on his phone's hotspot and got a 2 MB file that sat at "Downloading" forever on the offline laptop. Jake instead downloaded one MSI at home that evening, copied it to a USB stick, and installed Edge on every machine the next morning in about a minute each. That is where this page starts: the right file, the right version for your PC, offline installs and repairs, silent installs for many PCs, and what to do about Edge on Windows 7, Linux and Mac.

If you only need Edge on one PC with good internet, the ordinary download is fine and you can stop here. Edge is Microsoft's Chromium-based browser, the same engine Chrome uses, and it ships with Windows 11 and current Windows 10. The very first Edge, from 2015, was a different program, now retired, so any "Edge offline installer" guide from before 2020 points to something that no longer exists. Everything below applies to the current Edge.

Online installer vs offline installer: what is the difference?

Microsoft offers Edge in two kinds of package, and picking the wrong one is the usual reason an install fails.

The online installer, sometimes called the stub or bootstrapper, is what you get from the Download button on Microsoft's main Edge page. It is a small .exe of a couple of megabytes. When you run it, it connects to Microsoft, works out which version your PC needs, and downloads the rest. It is convenient on a PC with good internet, because it always installs the newest version, and useless without a connection.

The offline installer is a complete package, an .msi file of roughly 150 to 200 MB depending on platform, containing the entire browser. It installs with no network at all, can be copied to any number of PCs, and can be installed silently by scripts. Microsoft publishes it on the Edge for Business page because businesses need exactly that, but it is free for anyone, and installs the same Edge home users get.

How to download the Edge offline installer, step by step

1. On any PC with internet, open https://www.microsoft.com/edge/business/download. Make sure the address really is microsoft.com; there are many lookalike download sites.
2. Under Channel/Version, choose Stable and the latest version shown. Beta, Dev and Canary are preview channels for testing, not for everyday use.
3. Under Build, keep the latest build of that version.
4. Under Platform, choose Windows 64-bit for nearly every current PC, Windows ARM64 for laptops with Snapdragon or other Arm processors, or Windows 32-bit only for genuinely 32-bit Windows installations. The next section shows how to check.
5. Click Download, accept the terms, and save the file. It is named something like MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX64.msi.
6. Copy the file to a USB stick or network share if you are installing on another PC.

The same page also offers the policy files download (administrative templates) for IT teams, and the macOS package. You do not need the policy files for a normal install.

Which file do you need: 64-bit, 32-bit or ARM64?

Picking the wrong platform is the second most common installation failure. It takes ten seconds to check:

1. Open Settings > System > About (Windows + I, then System, then About).
2. Under Device specifications, look at System type.
3. "64-bit operating system, x64-based processor" means Windows 64-bit. "64-bit operating system, ARM-based processor" means Windows ARM64. "32-bit operating system" means Windows 32-bit.

All Windows 11 PCs are 64-bit, either x64 or ARM64; Windows 11 has no 32-bit version. On an Arm laptop, the x64 package can run through emulation, but the ARM64 package runs natively, faster and with better battery life, so always choose ARM64 there. While you are in About, note your Windows version and build too; our guide to finding your Windows build explains what they mean.

How to install Edge from the MSI

The normal way

Double-click the .msi file. Windows Installer starts, may ask for administrator approval, and installs Edge in about a minute with no further questions. Edge then appears in the Start menu, and on first launch it walks you through sign-in, sync and import of other browsers' data. If Edge is already installed and the MSI is the same or an older version, the installer finishes quickly without changing anything, which is normal.

Silent install for many PCs

For installing without any prompts, for example on several office PCs or in a script, run this in an administrator Command Prompt from the folder holding the file:

msiexec /i MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX64.msi /qn /norestart

/qn means no user interface, and /norestart stops Windows from rebooting automatically. Add /l*v C:\Temp\edge-install.log to write a detailed log if something fails. The command returns quietly; check the Start menu or edge://settings/help afterward to confirm the version.

After installing

Open Edge and go to edge://settings/help. Edge immediately checks for a newer version and installs it, so an MSI downloaded a few weeks ago becomes current the first time the PC is online. On a PC that stays offline, it stays at the downloaded version until it next connects. Then set it up the way you like: our guides to changing Edge's search engine and to making it, or another browser, the default cover the usual first steps.

Five settings to check after a fresh install

A newly installed Edge starts with Microsoft's defaults, which favor convenience and Microsoft's services. A few minutes in Settings makes it yours.

1. Tracking prevention. Under Settings > Privacy, search, and services, Tracking prevention offers Basic, Balanced and Strict. Balanced is the default and a good choice; Strict blocks more trackers but occasionally breaks sites.
2. Personalization and advertising. On the same page, decide whether Edge may use your browsing to personalize ads and Microsoft content. Turning it off costs nothing in functionality.
3. Search engine and new tab. Edge starts with Bing. If you prefer another engine, change it and set new tabs to follow the address bar, as our Edge search engine guide explains.
4. Startup boost and background running. Under Settings > System and performance, Startup boost keeps part of Edge running so it opens faster, and another option lets extensions keep running after Edge closes. Turn both off on low-memory PCs or if you rarely use Edge.
5. Sleeping tabs and efficiency mode. On the same page, sleeping tabs pause background tabs to save memory, and efficiency mode reduces power use on laptops. Both are worth leaving on for most people.

If you share the PC, create a separate Edge profile for each person from the profile picture at the top left, so favorites, passwords and history stay separate.

Edge broken on Windows 11 or 10? Repair before reinstalling

Because Edge is part of Windows 11 and current Windows 10, you cannot simply uninstall it and reinstall it like an ordinary app in most regions. You can repair it, and the offline installer is the fallback when repair is not enough.

1. Repair from Settings. Open Settings > Apps > Installed apps, find Microsoft Edge, click the three dots and choose Modify, then Repair. Edge downloads and reinstalls itself while keeping your favorites, history and passwords. This needs internet.
2. Reset Edge's settings. If Edge opens but behaves badly, such as strange search engines, pop-ups or crashes on certain pages, reset it at edge://settings/resetProfileSettings. That keeps your data and turns off extensions. Our guide to resetting Edge details what changes.
3. Install over the top with the MSI. If repair fails, or the PC is offline, run the offline installer. Installing the current version over a damaged one replaces the program files and usually brings Edge back.
4. Check for a newer Windows update. Some Edge failures come from damaged system components, and a cumulative update or the system file checker (sfc /scannow in an administrator Command Prompt) fixes them.

If Edge will not even open, our guide to Edge failing to launch covers that case specifically.

Can you uninstall Edge?

It depends where you live. In the European Economic Area, Microsoft lets users uninstall Edge from Settings > Apps > Installed apps on Windows 11, as part of its compliance with the EU's Digital Markets Act. Outside the EEA, the Uninstall button for Edge is grayed out, because Windows treats Edge as a system component.

There are command-line tricks online that force-remove Edge anyway. They are worth avoiding. Parts of Windows and many apps use Edge's engine, the WebView2 runtime, to display content, and removing Edge in unsupported ways can break the Widgets panel, help pages, some Office features and third-party apps, and Windows Update often reinstalls it regardless. If you prefer another browser, the clean approach is simply to make that browser the default and ignore Edge.

What is WebView2?

Many apps, including parts of Windows, Office and countless business tools, show web content through the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime, a separate component built on the same engine. It appears in Installed apps on its own line and should be left installed, whatever browser you use. Microsoft offers a standalone WebView2 installer too, for PCs where an app complains that WebView2 is missing.

Edge on Windows 10 in 2026

Windows 10 itself left mainstream support in October 2025, but Edge did not leave Windows 10 at the same time. Microsoft committed to keep updating Edge and the WebView2 runtime on Windows 10 version 22H2 until at least October 2028, separately from Windows 10's own security updates. So on a Windows 10 PC, the offline installer still installs a current, updated Edge, and installing it is a sensible step even on a machine that is waiting for a hardware upgrade.

That said, a current browser does not make an unpatched operating system safe. If the Windows 10 PC is not enrolled in Extended Security Updates, Windows itself is missing security fixes, and that matters more than the browser version. Use the browser update as a stopgap, not a reason to postpone the bigger decision.

The MSI installs Edge for all users of the PC at once, into Program Files, which is why it needs administrator rights. There is no separate per-user installer for Stable on Windows; every account on the PC shares one Edge installation and keeps its own profile data.

Edge on Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012

Edge stopped supporting Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 with version 109, released in January 2023. That version still installs on those systems, but it no longer receives security updates, and neither does Windows itself on those versions. The Edge for Business page may still list version 109 installers for them, intended for organizations that need a stopgap during migrations.

For a home PC on Windows 7 or 8.1, an out-of-date browser on an out-of-date operating system is not a safe combination for banking, email or shopping. Installing Edge 109 gets websites working for a while, but the real fix is moving to a supported version of Windows, or to a newer PC. If the machine must stay as it is, keep it off the internet.

Edge offline installers for Mac and Linux

macOS: the same Business download page offers a macOS universal package (.pkg) that runs natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. Double-click it to install, or deploy it with your Mac management tool.

Linux: Microsoft publishes Edge for Linux as .deb packages for Debian, Ubuntu and Kali, and .rpm packages for Fedora and openSUSE, from the main Edge download page and from Microsoft's Linux package repository. The repository route has the advantage that Edge then updates with the rest of your system. On Kali, install the .deb with sudo apt install ./microsoft-edge-stable_*.deb from the download folder, which also sets up the repository for future updates.

Edge is not available as an offline installer for iPhone, iPad or Android; mobile versions come only from the App Store and Google Play. Signing in to the mobile app with the same Microsoft account as your PC brings your favorites, passwords and open tabs across, so the phone and the freshly installed desktop browser end up with the same setup without copying anything by hand.

Stable, Beta, Dev and Canary: which channel to install

Edge comes in four channels, all on the same download page, and they can be installed side by side.

• Stable updates about every four weeks with features that have finished testing. It is the right choice for nearly everyone and every work PC.
• Beta shows the next Stable release about six weeks early. Useful for IT teams testing compatibility before an update reaches their users.
• Dev updates weekly with newer, less tested features.
• Canary updates daily and can break. For enthusiasts and developers only.

Each channel appears as a separate app with its own icon and its own profile data, so installing Beta does not touch your Stable favorites. If you installed a preview channel by mistake, uninstall it from Installed apps; the preview channels can be removed normally, unlike Stable.

The four channels at a glance

Edge MSI install errors and fixes

The MSI is reliable, but a handful of messages come up often enough to know in advance.

1. "A newer version of this product is already installed." Windows Installer does not downgrade. Your PC already has a newer Edge, usually because Edge updated itself. Nothing is wrong; use the existing Edge, or download the current version from the Business page if you wanted to repair it.
2. "This installation package is not supported by this processor type." You downloaded the wrong platform. Check System type in Settings > System > About and download the matching x64, ARM64 or 32-bit file.
3. Error 1603 (fatal error during installation). A generic failure. Run the install again with a log, msiexec /i MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX64.msi /l*v C:\Temp\edge.log, and search the log for "Return value 3"; the lines just before it name the real problem. Common causes are a pending restart, a damaged earlier Edge install, or security software blocking the installer.
4. "You need administrator rights." The MSI installs Edge for all users and needs an administrator account. Right-click Command Prompt, choose Run as administrator, and run the msiexec command from there.
5. The Windows Installer service is not available. Restart the PC. If it persists, the Windows Installer service may be disabled or damaged; sfc /scannow in an administrator prompt repairs damaged system files.
6. Install finishes but Edge will not start. Restart once. If it still fails, try Repair from Installed apps, then our guide to Edge failing to launch.

A USB "rescue kit" for PCs without internet

Anyone who helps family, friends or a small office eventually meets a PC that is broken and offline at the same time. A single USB stick prepared in advance turns those visits from frustrating into quick. Alongside the Edge MSI, it is worth keeping:

• Windows installation media, made with Microsoft's Media Creation Tool, for repairs and reinstalls.
• Offline antivirus definitions. Microsoft publishes the Defender definition update package, a file named mpam-fe.exe for 64-bit PCs, on its security intelligence page. Running it updates Microsoft Defender on a PC that cannot reach the internet.
• Network drivers for the PCs you look after. A freshly installed Windows without a Wi-Fi or Ethernet driver is the classic offline trap, and the driver on a stick gets the PC online so it can fetch everything else.
• A second browser's offline installer, such as Chrome's enterprise MSI, in case someone prefers it.

Refresh the stick every couple of months, especially the Edge MSI and the Defender package, so whatever you install starts out close to current and needs only a small update once it is online. Label it clearly, and keep it somewhere you will remember.

Is "Edge for Business" a different browser?

No, and the name causes needless worry. The installer on the Business page is the same Microsoft Edge that consumers get, packaged as an MSI for easy deployment. "Microsoft Edge for Business" is also the name Microsoft uses when Edge is signed in with a work or school account, where the browser adds a separate work profile, enterprise security features and management by the organization. Signed in with a personal Microsoft account, or not signed in at all, the same installation behaves exactly like home Edge.

So a home user can install from the Business page without signing up for anything, and without their browser becoming "managed". Only policies set on the PC or a work account sign-in make Edge managed. If you see "Managed by your organization" on a personal PC after installing, that comes from somewhere else, such as policies left by software; our guide to removing "Managed by your organization" traces it.

Keeping your favorites and passwords when reinstalling

Repairing or reinstalling Edge over the top normally keeps your profile data, because that lives separately from the program files. Still, two minutes of precaution is worth it before any reinstall.

• Turn on sync. Signed in to Edge with a Microsoft account and sync on, your favorites, passwords, history and settings are stored with your account and return automatically.
• Export favorites. In the Favorites manager (Ctrl + Shift + O), use the three dots and choose Export favorites to save an HTML file.
• Know where the profile lives. Edge keeps profile data in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data. Copying that folder, with Edge closed, is a complete backup of everything local.

After reinstalling, signing in with the same account brings everything back within minutes. If you are moving to a new PC rather than repairing, the same sync sign-in is the easiest migration there is.

Installing a specific older Edge version

Occasionally an Edge update breaks a website or a business application, and someone needs the previous version for a few days. The Business download page lists several recent versions in its Version drop-down, so an older MSI is available. Two cautions apply.

First, Windows Installer will not install an older version over a newer one, so a rollback means either uninstalling the current Edge where that is allowed, or, on managed PCs, using Edge's rollback policy, which tells the updater to install a specific earlier version. Second, older versions miss recent security fixes. Treat a rollback as a short-term workaround while the site or app is fixed, and let Edge update again as soon as possible. For home users, the better fix for a broken website is usually to report it and use another browser for that one site in the meantime.

Download Edge only from Microsoft

Searching "edge offline installer download" turns up dozens of third-party download sites offering repackaged installers, "portable" versions and older builds. Some are harmless mirrors; some bundle adware or worse. There is no reason to use them: the full offline installer is free on Microsoft's own site.

Before running any Edge installer, check two things. Right-click the file, choose Properties, and open the Digital Signatures tab: it should be signed by Microsoft Corporation. And the file name should match Microsoft's naming, such as MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX64.msi. A file that is unsigned, oddly named, or much smaller than expected for an offline package should go straight to the Recycle Bin.

Check a copied installer is intact

When an MSI has been copied across several USB sticks or downloaded over a shaky connection, a damaged file can fail halfway through installing. Before a big rollout, compare the file on each stick with the original using PowerShell: Get-FileHash .\MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX64.msi prints a SHA-256 fingerprint, and identical fingerprints mean identical files. Together with the Microsoft digital signature check above, it rules out both tampering and corruption in under a minute.

Which Edge version is current, and how updates work afterward

Edge Stable releases a new major version about every four weeks, with security fixes in between. In late September 2026, Stable was at version 154. To see the version on any PC, open edge://settings/help, which also triggers an update check; our guide to finding the Edge version shows other ways.

Once installed from the MSI, Edge updates itself through its own updater, the same as any other Edge, as long as the PC can reach the internet. On networks that block it, or on offline PCs, you repeat the MSI install with a newer file every few weeks. Do not leave an offline-installed Edge unpatched for months on a PC that later goes online: browsers are the most attacked software on any computer, and their security updates matter more than almost any other.

Installing Edge in another language

The offline installer contains all of Edge's interface languages, so there is no separate download per language. On first run, Edge picks its language from the Windows display language. If Edge appears in the wrong language, which happens after installing on a PC set up for someone in another country, or on a PC whose Windows language was changed later, change it inside Edge:

1. Open edge://settings/languages.
2. Click Add languages if the one you want is not listed, and add it.
3. Click the three dots next to it and choose Display Microsoft Edge in this language.
4. Click Restart when Edge offers it.

Edge's language is separate from the language of web pages and from spell checking, both of which are set on the same page. On shared PCs, each Windows account can run Edge in its own language. For organizations, the ApplicationLocaleValue policy sets Edge's language for everyone, which is useful on kiosks and shared devices.

Other ways to install Edge: winget and the Microsoft Store

Windows' built-in package manager can install Edge with one command, which is handy for scripts on PCs that are online:

winget install --id Microsoft.Edge -e

winget downloads Edge from Microsoft at install time, so it needs internet, like the online installer. It shines when setting up a new PC with several apps at once: one script line per app, no clicking. The Microsoft Store also lists Edge, mainly as a way to repair or reinstall it on systems where that is supported. For offline machines, the MSI remains the only option that does not need a connection during installation.

Check which Edge you have installed: version and architecture

After any install, open edge://version. The first line shows the version number and, in brackets, the build type: "(Official build) (64-bit)" for x64, "(arm64)" for Arm, or "(32-bit)". That confirms you installed the right platform, and the version tells you how current it is. The same page shows the profile path and the command line Edge started with, which helps when troubleshooting.

If you installed the x64 version on an Arm laptop by mistake, Edge works through emulation but runs slower and uses more battery. Download the ARM64 MSI and install it; it replaces the x64 version and keeps your profile.

Edge on Windows Server and shared desktops

Edge installs on Windows Server 2016 and later with the same MSI, and it is the browser Microsoft supports on current server versions. Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 stopped at Edge 109, matching Windows 7 and 8.1. On servers, the browser is mostly for administrators reaching web consoles, and keeping it updated matters just as much as on desktops, because a server browser that visits the internet is a high-value target.

On shared desktops, such as Remote Desktop Services hosts and virtual desktop pools, install Edge once per machine with the MSI, which installs for all users, and give each user their own profile through roaming or profile-container solutions. Plan updates deliberately: let Edge update on persistent hosts, or refresh the master image regularly on non-persistent pools, so users do not run months-old versions.

For IT admins: deploying Edge with the MSI

Deployment tools. The Edge MSI works with any software deployment tool: Group Policy software installation, Configuration Manager, Intune line-of-business apps (or the built-in Microsoft Edge app type in Intune, which handles channel and updates for you), and third-party management tools. Use msiexec /i ... /qn for unattended installs.

Policies first. Download the administrative templates from the same Business page and set your policies, such as home page, search provider, sync and extension rules, before rolling Edge out, so users never see an unconfigured browser.

Updates. Decide whether Edge updates itself (the default, recommended) or is updated by your tools. The Edge Update policies let you set target versions, delay updates for testing, or pin a version temporarily. Pair Stable for users with Beta on a small IT pilot group to catch compatibility problems about six weeks early.

Offline networks. For air-gapped or tightly restricted networks, schedule a monthly refresh of the MSI from the Business page and redeploy it, so isolated machines do not drift months behind on security fixes.

Microsoft Edge offline installer: frequently asked questions

The accountancy office's internet came back on Friday. By then every laptop had a working Edge, installed from one file on a USB stick, and the first time each one connected, Edge quietly updated itself to the newest version. Ethan kept the MSI in a folder called "Rescue" on his own USB stick, next to a Windows installer and a few drivers. He has used it twice since, once for a neighbor whose Edge would not open and once for a café with terrible Wi-Fi. That is the offline installer's real value: not the browser itself, but having a fix ready when the internet is not. It costs one download and a few hundred megabytes on a stick, and it pays for itself the first time a PC is broken somewhere the Wi-Fi does not reach, or where a slow connection would turn a one-minute fix into an hour of waiting for a progress bar.

Revision note. Written October 2, 2026, rewriting our 2020 download note into a full guide for today's Edge. May your next installation take one minute and no Wi-Fi.