How to Prevent: ‘Microsoft Edge is Being Used for Sharing’ Error Message

Last Updated on June 7, 2021

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When trying to close the Edge browser, you may encounter this pop-up warning – Microsoft Edge is being used for sharing. At this point, you can refer to this article for two useful methods to solve this problem. We hope you find them useful.

As a Windows 10 user, you may get the warning message “Microsoft Edge is being shared” when you try to close the Edge browser. Don’t worry too much. This problem is easy to fix.

What Causes the “Microsoft Edge is Being Used for Sharing” Pop-up

This warning is due to a bug in Microsoft Edge that makes the browser think it is constantly sharing content. This leads to a recurring error that occurs every time the user tries to close the browser.

If you have the same problem, you can solve it either by installing a Microsoft fix (via Windows updates) or by closing a Microsoft Edge-related task when this error occurs (a temporary solution).

How to Eliminate the “Microsoft Edge is Being Used for Sharing” Error Message

Install Windows Updates

Recently, Microsoft finally agreed to fix this problem and released a fix that prevents the sharing warning window from displaying when it’s not actually in use.

It turns out that the fix comes with an important Windows update. To fix the problem, install any pending updates and keep your operating system up to date.

1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog box.
2. Then type ms-settings: windows update in the box and press Enter to open the Windows Update tab in the Settings application.
3. When you arrive at the Windows Update Center screen, scroll to the right and click Check for updates to start scanning.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to start installing pending updates to the Windows 10 version update.
5. After installing all the pending updates, restart your computer.
6. Now try opening and closing Microsoft Edge to see if the problem is resolved.

Use the task manager and close Microsoft Edge

If your Windows 10 operating system is updated, but you still see the “Microsoft Edge Shared Messages” error, the problem may be with the Edge browser. To avoid this annoying warning, you need to close and restart this web browser.

This workaround usually solves the problem temporarily, and the problem will recur the next time you restart. Therefore, you need to close Microsoft Edge via Task Manager without losing your working tabs. Here’s how to do it:

1. While holding down the Ctrl + Shift keys, press Esc to open Task Manager.
2. Click the Process tab and find the Microsoft Edge browser.
3. When you find it, right-click and select “End Task” from the context menu.
4. When you do, Edge will automatically close and Microsoft Edge will no longer affect your computer’s performance.

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