WHY am I being FORCED to deal with Microsoft edge?

Anonymous
2020-06-21T10:09:03+00:00

This is insane. I woke up, turned my pc on and see that while my computer updated Microsoft sneakily installed a new version of edge. The icing on the cake, however, is that my system's screen was commandeered by an unclosable presentation forcing me to watch a slow and meticulous explanation of all of the changes you've made to my system that I never asked for and want nothing to do with.

This behavior is doing the opposite of what your company wants to happen. These forceful tactics do not make anyone want to use your service and immediately make you a nuisance and enemy to the user. It's as if you as a company feel your users are going to be too stupid to notice this change or too lazy to go back to using their original browser and just passively accept the changes you've made. We're not cattle. We make our own decisions. 

So here I am, taking up my time and energy trying to change things BACK to the way I had them, on the computer I pay a lot of money to own and maintain.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-10-08T18:39:11+00:00

    I fully agree with Heidi. I like Google Chrom because I have learned how to use it. I'm up in age and don't want to learn anything new. I thought I had gotten rid of Edge. Now, every time I turn on my computer, up pops Edge. Why?

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-10-08T18:43:55+00:00

    That looks like great instructions; except, I don't have any idea what all this means. 

    . Open regedit.and went to 

    4.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc
    1. Clicked start (dword) and changed the value to 4

    6 also went to USOSRV and  wuauserv and changed the start sword to 4

      I'll have to contact my computer guy to get instructions or let him do it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-10-09T04:44:20+00:00

    but for me i am able to install firefox in edge with ease

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-10-11T02:33:46+00:00

    I'm glad it works for you. I just don't want to leave Google Chrom because I already know where everything is as far as navigation. I don't understand why I can't choose Google Chrom and nothing else,as long as it is available.

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