Microsoft Edge's new feature will force it to appear every time you turn on your Windows 11 PC
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A new update now in testing sets Edge to automatically appear at startup, and you are forced to opt-out if you don't want it.

When will they ever learn?

  • Regrettable_incident@lemmy.worldEnglish
    71·
    7 hours ago

    I prefer Firefox, so I was using that as default browser. Windows asked me every fucking time I started my laptop if I wanted to use edge as default. Sometimes it just went ahead and made the change anyway. Windows was consuming loads of my download data, fuck knows what for. Then the copilot stuff. Finally installed mint and feel like I got my laptop back.

    • Jako302@feddit.orgEnglish
      15·
      6 hours ago

      Windows was consuming loads of my download data, fuck knows what for.

      Background updates of all the minor services running. I only had 360kbit/s for a while two years ago and windows could take a few hours until it was finished. You usually don’t notice it but I literally couldn’t use the internet until windows decided it was done.

      • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        3 hours ago

        I only had 360kbit/s for a while

        they still sell dsl that slow here… and of course the telephone company charges those people even more than they do in town for 20-60mbit dsl or 100-1000mbit fiber.

      • Regrettable_incident@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        47 minutes ago

        Yeah mean, yeah, probably. But I felt like they’d find a way round it in a month or so, or find something new to aggravate me with. It was getting like whack a mole.

      • explodicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        28·
        6 hours ago

        I’ve been down that road.

        • It’s experimental
        • It’s opt-in
        • Opt out once when prompted
        • Turn off once in Settings
        • Turn off once in registry <-- we are here
        • Turn off three places in registry
        • Turn off every boot in registry
        • Install 3rd party app to disable
        • Install 3rd party OS to disable
        • Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          5·
          1 hour ago

          And repeat all this horseshit for 50 other things that should be a simple toggle or that way by default.

          My only regret is waiting so long to switch to linux. It’s like leaving an abusive spouse for that sweet young thing you’d been crushing on.