WHY am I being FORCED to deal with Microsoft edge?

I cannot understand the point of forcing users to use your product. MS edge keeps returning to my desktop because of this, and also tries to run without my consent. Who in the right mind thought this was a good idea? I really think they need to stop this, because they are just losing credablitiy at this point.

I really think I might just bounce to Linux, because I do not want their **** browser.

... it ... is forcing me to use Edge browser which I do  not want to do.

Windows is insisting that you the user make the choice of which browser to use by default. It will not - in the interests of user choice - allow applications (like third-party browsers) to alter your own preference.

Click Start and select Settings, then Apps. Under Default apps, select the web browser you want to use.

You may have to repeat this exercise if an application tries to change the setting in the future.

That is what happened with me I changed back to Firefox as my default the next morning my default had changed back to Edge .   I don't do a lot of anything mostly play and read my email and watch utube videos Well I use to before Edge.   nothing I do bring back my notication for those videos.  I have tried my self  but could not .  I contacted my Dell service tech they could not get my notification for me. I would like very to have IE and Firefox with my utube notication. I am not that versed with computers.   I just mostly play and that is why I purchased tech service from Dell.

I lucked out with this. One of my currently active computers is actually too old to update to this point and the other one is a brand new custom build with nothing of importance on it yet anyway. And honestly, as a browser itself Edge Chromium isn't actually that bad (though I'd still take Vivaldi over it any day)

My issues aren't with the browser itself. It's the fact that Microsoft apparently forgot that the last time they tried to run an integrated browser and shove it down people's throats like this, it got them their rear handed to them on a silver platter by the supreme court. I'm referring to the Windows 95 + Internet Explorer lawsuit. The fact that it asks the user to migrate data and then ignores input and does it anyway is just sewage icing on a trash-flavored cake. Metaphorically speaking, stab me if you have to but do it while looking me in the eye.

Honestly, I wouldn't even bother with trying to discuss it here. I've already filed a report with the Federal Trade Commission and it's ultimately up to them whether they want to pursue this or not. It could lead to Microsoft being broken up, or it could lead to nothing at all. It's out of our hands.