- Users of Google Chrome on Windows 10 and 11 are reporting that they have suddenly found themselves using Microsoft Edge, with their Chrome browsing sessions appearing in Edge.
- This may be due to a bug or an accidentally clicked-through dialog box related to a feature in Edge that imports browsing data from Chrome.
- The setting, called “Import browsing data from Chrome,” continually imports data from Chrome every time Edge is launched, unlike the one-time import offered for Firefox.
- There have been concerns about Microsoft’s tactics for pushing its own browser, including notifications, pop-ups, and full-screen messages promoting Edge and Bing.
- Microsoft has become more aggressive in pushing various subscriptions and features in recent years, making a “clean” Windows install feel less so.
- It remains unclear whether the Edge data-import issue is intentional or a bug, highlighting concerns about Microsoft’s methods for promoting its own software.
Same if you click any of the ChatGPT copilot shit baked into the start menu.
This makes some vague sense since the way its implemented copilot is pretty much served trough edge.
The whole start menu is pretty much a skin for edge that can also search local files.
It absolutely sux, definitely feels predatory as it basically includes a keylogger, everything you type is considered a bing search and collected.
Get linux when your tired of it.
Already on Pop_OS ;)
I have windows dual booted for a couple things I can’t live or do school without and don’t have viable options for Linux