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.

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 10

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-08-23T16:19:46+00:00

    As much as I agree with all of the opinions it is technical insurance for problem solving. As much as microsoft does not take part in protecting your quality or production, they simply comply with a standard compliment. and it is also a branding issue for empowerment of large companies. the browsing experience alone doesn't even have to be done on the internet.

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    2020-08-23T16:07:04+00:00

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-08-08T18:08:57+00:00

    Interesting, I got one screen at boot when Edge was updated on my systems. I closed that, verified my preferred browser was still the default, and went about my day. I have yet to see any other messages about Edge.

    Maybe you should check the Notifications & Action settings in Windows for your device(s)?

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