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I do not use Microsoft Edge. After this mornings snafu with Defender I decided to open Edge to make sure that it was up to date. No it wasn't. So after updating Edge and restarting it, without my permission Microsoft decided to import all my bookmarks and favorites from Chrome?. What is going on at Microsoft?
when you install windows it's the default browser. Then when you go to download Chrome they give you all this **** about how great Edge is. Then unlike before you have to change every default permissions manually to Chrome.
Now they go and Import all my stuff from Chrome WITHOUT ASKING? Then after importing everything you have to go to settings to tell EDGE not to do that....Couldn't this behavior trigger a lawsuit or something like it did in Europe? Ha Ha Behavior...wasn't that their big SNAFU this morning?
ranting and raving done...
have a great day
Managing bookmarks, browsing history, and downloads in Edge on Windows 11
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Hello,
This feature can be deactivated in the settings menu. To do this click on the ellipsis(...) top right > Settings > Profiles > Import browser data > Import browser data from Google Chrome on each launch > Turn off.
Hello,
This feature can be deactivated in the settings menu. To do this click on the ellipsis(...) top right > Settings > Profiles > Import browser data > Import browser data from Google Chrome on each launch > Turn off.
But why activate this without consent ? its a violation.
Sharing my story to pile on to the others. I do not have a dedicated device for work (it's BYOD), so I have an entirely separate Windows user account just for work, separate from my personal account. I'm not entirely sure why I used MS Edge, but I never bothered to switch the default browser on my (at the time) fresh new Windows account for work. I've been (sort of) happily using this set up for close to a year now.
I guess there was an update (that I did not know about) and now all my personal bookmarks from Chrome are mushed in with my work bookmarks in Edge. I see people reporting this back in '22, but it has now just happened to me. The task of sorting this out is incredibly daunting. On top of bookmarks, like other users have reported, credentials have been imported as well, and for me, even my personal browser extensions from Chrome were imported (or installed rather).
I did not know about this auto import setting in Edge, I went to go check it and it is already DISABLED! I opened up Chrome on my work windows account and I'm not even signed in! I can understand this happening maybe if it saw a chrome installation and pulled data from it, but I'm not even signed in, my chrome data is in an entirely different windows user account. I was shocked.
I would imagine a common use case for multiple windows users is a family sharing a PC, imagine an entire family's bookmarks being mashed together into everyone's browser in their separate accounts. This is just crazy.
That sounds like what I experienced. Unraveling the extensions, passwords, bookmarks, etc. was impossible for me; I ended up doing a full system restore from a backup I'd made a week before it happened. I also disabled Windows Update for the maximum period, which was around a month. This unexpected and unwanted import into Edge happened a few months back and it hasn't happened since. I have no idea why it happened, but it would be helpful if Microsoft would enlighten us all; obviously, something is amiss somewhere.
Always make sure you take regular backups. I use a product called Macrium Reflect which has worked well for me for a long time. I purchased the product, but they also offer a free version that allows a full backup.
Good luck.
these mf did the same to me with all my stuff, what in the actual f**** is this breach of my private life being broken for what porpose?! GET THE TEAM AND TELL THEM TO STOP DOING THIS TUMOR STUFF