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
    2020-08-30T08:46:37+00:00

    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.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-10-26T03:55:43+00:00

    Thanks to everyone who replied to my question and complaint. The replies have been very helpful in the sense that I now know I'm not in this alone.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-07-14T04:04:26+00:00

    Add this registry key

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate]

    "DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium"=dword:00000001

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-08-26T16:46:10+00:00

    If we were as far out-of-line as you say, then the moderators here would have shut us down long ago. This has not happened as the truth is the truth whether you like it or not. Remember, only a small minority of users are affected by these issues.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-07-06T02:59:05+00:00

    Since that is not the experience of the vast majority of users what have you done to your system or have running on your system that interferes with Edge?

    • Run Registry Cleaners by chance?
    • Use Utility programs that modify how Windows works?
    • Use anti-virus/anti-malware products that aren't Microsoft's?
    • Etc.

    Once you figure out what you are doing, then likely that is the cause. If you can't then probably the last remaining step is to do a factory reset of Windows and don't install all your software, just the absolute minimum that you need for your work. Also be sure all updates happen.

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