Is MS forcing Edge down our throats again with the latest Windows update?

cst1992 · Jan 11, 2022

This is the second time I got a popup to make MS Edge the default browser with Edge open.

WTH is going on here?!

PS. This is when the PC boots.

ShiBDiB · Jan 11, 2022

Well.. why do you have it open if you don't want to use it

cst1992 · Jan 11, 2022

What, Windows? I do want to use Windows.

Vayra86 · Jan 11, 2022

Of course it does. What's new? Chrome does the exact same thing on first startup.

Chomiq · Jan 11, 2022

cst1992 said:
This is the second time I got a popup to make MS Edge the default browser with Edge open.

WTH is going on here?!

PS. This is when the PC boots.

Just opened Edge, no popup.

TheDeeGee · Jan 11, 2022

Been using Edge Chromium for 3 years now, fantastic browser.

bonehead123 · Jan 11, 2022

"history teaches us that history teaches us nothing"

'nuff said

oobymach · Jan 11, 2022

I dislike the microsoft browser and only have it in case a site doesn't work with firefox. I would strongly recommend firefox as an alternative to edge. Firefox is constantly being updated with security features etc. and is one of the safest browsers because of this.

Linkies.

Mozilla’s products - Mozilla

Mozilla’s family of products are all designed to keep you safer and smarter online

www.mozilla.org

I fart in the general direction of the edge and waft my fart into its face.

Deleted member 212040 · Jan 11, 2022

Who gives a shit? Even when I wasn't using Edge it didn't take me long to dismiss those notifications and use Firefox. I switched to it by my own accord, after 12 years of using Firefox, and I'm now using it full time because it's a legitimately good browser unlike IE.

Mozilla's contract with Google is about to end and they're about to go down the deep end - they already did when they unsupported Compact mode. Why the hell unsupport compact mode just to give me twinkie sized tabs?

You people like to attribute "FORCING DOWN OUR THROATS" with everything MS does. It's no wonder I stopped visiting tech forums. Eugh. Just unending headaches, reminding me of those Loonix elitists.

I have yet to have anything "forced down my throat" by Microsoft, as in, forcing me to use it, not letting me use any alternatives. But that has never happened.

GerKNG · Jan 11, 2022

why should i use anything else?
Firefox is garbage and chrome is a bad version of edge.

Tetras · Jan 11, 2022

GerKNG said:
why should i use anything else?
Firefox is garbage and chrome is a bad version of edge.

I thought it was technically the other way around, edge is a bad version of chrome?

GerKNG · Jan 11, 2022

Tetras said:
I thought it was technically the other way around, edge is a bad version of chrome?

not at all.
Edge is a much improved version with a lot less ram and cpu usage.

Deleted member 212040 · Jan 11, 2022

Tetras said:
I thought it was technically the other way around, edge is a bad version of chrome?

Lmao no. Edge makes Chrome irrelevant

oobymach · Jan 11, 2022

GerKNG said:
why should i use anything else?
Firefox is garbage and chrome is a bad version of edge.

One mans trash,

I wipe my ass with edge and ie and would uninstall it but you can't uninstall edge, so I wipe my ass with it and fart on its mother and father. /outrageous french accent

Deleted member 212040 · Jan 11, 2022

Google's about to wipe their ass with Mozilla's contract

Bill_Bright · Jan 11, 2022

cst1992 said:
WTH is going on here?!

Normalcy.

Most, if not all, browsers will prompt every so often to make it the default browser, if it is not already.

Same thing happens with other programs too - like .pdf readers.

I agree with the others that Edge has evolved into a great browser. The biggest problem Edge has is the Microsoft brand name on it. Many folks are highly biased against anything Microsoft, and readily bash it any chance they get - regardless if applicable to the topic, or if the program is good or not. We see evidence of this all the on this site, even in this thread. It is sad some cannot have an open mind.

Others are just fanboys for their own favorites - and that's fine! But only if they look at things objectively. Sadly, many don't and instead they summarily reject (often with falsehoods) anything that is not their own personal favorite. Also sad.

No browser is perfect. Nor is any one browser the best at everything. Fortunately, all of the most popular browsers are good at what they do - including doing it securely.

So pick the one that looks and feels comfortable to you. Then grow up and accept the fact that some people prefer green over purple. That does not mean purple is no good.

TheoneandonlyMrK · Jan 11, 2022

OP must get triggered by cookies and fair use policy ,yes no's if an update is worth this.

I use all sorts, who gives a shit , ah yes oobymach does, I wouldn't fart at edge you'll get stains on your screen and it's unhygienic

cst1992 · Jan 12, 2022

I think half the people here are misunderstanding what I'm saying.

When Windows boots up, a popup comes up asking the user to make Edge the default browser. Chrome never does that.
Windows is Windows and Edge is Edge. So what if Microsoft makes both?
It's like you can't use it and you can't leave it.

Bill_Bright · Jan 12, 2022

cst1992 said:
I think half the people here are misunderstanding what I'm saying.

When Windows boots up, a popup comes up asking the user to make Edge the default browser. Chrome never does that.
Windows is Windows and Edge is Edge. So what if Microsoft makes both?

I think we understanding what you are saying. I think the problem is, you don't understand how it normally works.

You say Chrome never does. Ummm, yes it does - IF Chrome is not your default. In fact, most, if not all browsers will prompt to make them the default, IF not already.

And yes, Windows is Windows and Edge is Edge, but Windows relies greatly on Internet access. And Edge is built into Windows. So Windows does, by default, use (and need) Edge.

Now I will grant you that if you set an alternative browser as your default, Windows should not keep hounding you to change it back to Edge. But if Windows has a major update (and that happens) those default settings may get overwritten by an updated setting or file and go back to the original defaults. That may be a bit of an annoyance, but I don't see it that big a deal - especially in light of the fact keeping our operating systems current is a major tenet of proper security measures. Sadly, thanks to the bad guys, we all must make some sacrifices in the interest of staying safe.

looniam · Jan 12, 2022

cst1992 said:
I think half the people here are misunderstanding what I'm saying.

When Windows boots up, a popup comes up asking the user to make Edge the default browser. Chrome never does that.
Windows is Windows and Edge is Edge. So what if Microsoft makes both?
It's like you can't use it and you can't leave it.

meh. i choose to ignore it. use to rage about MS/browser w/win95/98 and IE4. lets not forget all the hoopla of MS doing their best to block other browsers had to make a special edition of win7(?) just for europe. since then i just do my best to bury it (IE/edge), go to file associations and replace everything w/FF or chrome, yadda yadda yadda.

maybe that's why when MS surprised me earlier today w/an update i just got a "got it" or "settings" pop up but nothing about default browser. seems maybe you tried to delete it before, then, as a first run, i can see the difference.

Splinterdog · Jan 12, 2022

It is annoying how Windows does try to ram Edge down your throat, especially the farcical procedure for changing the default browser in Windows 11. But that's usually a one-time hassle if I'm not mistaken.
On the other hand, I use them all - Opera, Chrome, Edge and occasionally Firefox, but my preferred one is Opera for the simple reasons that the quick dials are so versatile, it has Whatsapp built-in and a few other features that I like.
They're all simple tools at the end of the day, but if something annoys me, I avoid it.

Ruru · Jan 12, 2022

TheDeeGee said:
Been using Edge Chromium for 3 years now, fantastic browser.

Been using Firefox for the last 17+ years but Edge is a great 2nd browser to have.

Vayra86 · Jan 12, 2022

oobymach said:
I wipe my ass with edge

Careful with that, you could cut yourself!

Yraggul666 · Jan 12, 2022

@Vayra86 Not necessarily, it could be a dull edge, you know, not much danger there...

Used and tried most of the browsers available, Firefox is the best overall for my needs but also i'm guilty of what @Bill_Bright says.
I'm so disgusted with M$ that i tend to tear them a new one regardless; not in this case tho.

eidairaman1 · Jan 12, 2022

cst1992 said:
This is the second time I got a popup to make MS Edge the default browser with Edge open.

WTH is going on here?!

PS. This is when the PC boots.

Turn off the setting in edge, check the task scheduler, services.msc and ms config.

TheDeeGee said:
Been using Edge Chromium for 3 years now, fantastic browser.

I dont support Chrome

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