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  1. Posts : 525
    Windows 10
       #680

    cereberus said:
    In the end, the best thing to do (based on obvious logic) is to leave it alone and just do not use it, knowing it is there if ever needed in an emergency.
    Yes, I agree. Obvious logic, and Edge is very good.

    But, to keep things in perspective, I wonder why MS pushes Edge so much. The answer is, as I read recently: "Today all apps and software, no matter how benign they appear, are designed to maximize data collection" (NYT). That is, user data, much of which should be private. And I suppose that when Edge is installed, even if it is not used, is busy collecting data.
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  2. Posts : 15,441
    Windows10
       #681

    Anibor said:
    Yes, I agree. Obvious logic, and Edge is very good.

    But, to keep things in perspective, I wonder why MS pushes Edge so much. The answer is, as I read recently: "Today all apps and software, no matter how benign they appear, are designed to maximize data collection" (NYT). That is, user data, much of which should be private. And I suppose that when Edge is installed, even if it is not used, is busy collecting data.
    Sigh - not the tediously boring old privacy chestnut again.

    What evidence do you have to support Edge collects data when not used?
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  3. Posts : 525
    Windows 10
       #682

    I don´t have any evidence, it´s just my default belief. MS must gain something if Edge is used, otherwise they would not care. The aggressiveness in promoting Edge makes me suspicious.

    And I have noticed that, when I do a disk cleaning with CCleaner, there appears info to be deleted relating to "Edge Chromium - Internet Cache" and "Edge Chromium - Internet History", although I almost never use Edge (also about Internet Explorer, which I stopped using many years ago).
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  4. Posts : 21,421
    19044.1586 - 21H2 Pro x64
       #683

    Anibor said:
    I don´t have any evidence, it´s just my default belief. MS must gain something if Edge is used, otherwise they would not care. The aggressiveness in promoting Edge makes me suspicious. .........).
    Revenue from ads is my guess, but yes, M$$$$ behind this I'm sure.
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  5. Posts : 1,079
    10 + Linux
       #684

    We're also deleting Edge and IE for many years now. To make it short, such internal components are targeted on a daily basis by hackers. The rest is about human intelligence.

    We do the exact same thing in Linux, the default browser is deleted.

    Thanks for sharing the MajorGeeks method,

    Code:
    Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\” with key: “DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium” with value “1”. This registry change will prevent Edge from installing in the future
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  6. Posts : 19,516
    W11+W11 Developer Insider + Linux
       #685

    I don't mind Edge but use it rarely, otherwise,my default browser for years now is Firefox, primarily because I'm used to it and because it has Menu bar. I also always had secondary/spare browser because none are ideal. Most of the time Opera but got rid of it. My main gripe about Edge is that it's bloated with tendency to be even more bloated, don't use 99% of things it can do.
    I'm not an Edge insider but I'm following its development and are amazed about what they are making of it, Looks like they are trying to make a full internet OS out of it !
    In any case, it's not hindrance to my system in any way. Tried to turn off "Always on in the background" but that just made it take 30+ seconds to open with no visible impact to performance, not worth it.
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  7. Posts : 42,755
    Windows 10 Home 22H2
       #686

    Vivaldi has a menu bar :) And is very customizable

    A Guy
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  8. Posts : 31,459
    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
       #687

    A Guy said:
    Vivaldi has a menu bar :) ...
    So does Firefox, it's only hidden by default. Press the Alt key to show it, select View > Toolbars > Menu Bar to make it permanently visible.

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  9. Posts : 42,755
    Windows 10 Home 22H2
       #688

    Mike said he used FF because it has a menu bar

    A Guy
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  10. Posts : 2,935
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #689

    I have Firefox as my default browser for years. Nothing beats some cool extensions it has got. And I personally don't like Chromium based browsers that much.
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