Microsoft: Windows 10 Users Should Say No to Chrome and Firefox

Cliff S said:

I tried twice at Bing images and only got this:Attachment 44558 and then thisAttachment 44558 and lastly another picture and got thisAttachment 44558

Wow.. odd. I just tried it again and here's the image I saved.


Are you using the RTM or the insider build(10565)?? I'm using the insider build and the save works just fine,, it could be an issue with the build you're using. Edge might still have a bug in that build.

BunnyJ said:

Wow.. odd. I just tried it again and here's the image I saved.


Are you using the RTM or the insider build(10565)?? I'm using the insider build and the save works just fine,, it could be an issue with the build you're using. Edge might still have a bug in that build.

Either that (using 10240) or I'm using it wrong(said set something wrong).

I was having problems with Groove's tag reading, but after ripping a few hundred of my CD'S last week and letting WMP set defaults, I let WMP and Groove build their libraries and tag and everything was perfect.

I figured out, what had happened is, I moved stuff(folders) around with file explorer and not the music players, and totally corrupted the tagging.

So I reset Groove by uninstalling and reinstalling and reset WMP using troubleshooter, then I tagged first with MediaMonkey, then let both the other two players build their libraries. Now Groove works as a player perfectly.

Moral of the story, if something isn't working correctly, it's usually somehow my fault

Odd I just tried again and it worked


at Bing Images too


I bet with Edge at Bing images I have to go to the actual image, where as with IE right clicking the thumbnail place holder will get me the actual image. Must have something to do with the sandboxing of WinRT apps and security. Meaning less chances of malware drive-by's.

PITA but secure...

HippsieGypsie said:

Not sure what you mean. I can save a pic in edge anywhere, web page ad pics, here, even thumbnails on Bing pics pages, so you made progress, but not quite there yet I would guess. However, I remember having that problem in a build along the way. Never did figure it out. With the next build it was fine.

Same here.. I can save images from the thumbnail as well.

clayto said:

Soon after I installed Windows 10 I received a pop-up from my Norton anti-virus advising me not to use Edge as default because, lacking extensions, it as insecure. When I made Chrome my default it disabled Cortana / Search. I was advised to make IE my default instead, although I am not over-keen on it. That worked, but I still use Chrome because I have a Chromecast and because it has several extensions I like.

I also use Edge from time to time, to get used to it, but so far I do not see very much that is special about it. I will not be considering it as my default until extensions arrive --- then it will depend on what is available. Edge has some way to go before it matches the hype.

Extensions are generally written in JavaScript and are only given access to do a few things, mostly involving messing with web pages, but very little access to the underlying computer. For the most part, they are no more dangerous than a web page, and Google or Mozilla makes sure they don’t contain actual malware. Or at least no serious malware. Spyware it seems, is sometimes allowed as long as it’s mentioned somewhere in the terms and conditions.

The fact is that tons of browser extensions are spying on you. When you install a browser extension it usually is granted access to every single page you are visiting. So many of these extensions track every single page you are visiting and send that information back to their servers. (We should point out that there’s nothing wrong with LastPass)

So while people are all worried about advertising tracking people on the websites they visit, many of them are installing browser extensions that are doing the same exact thing. Which is kinda funny. And sad. Mostly sad.

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I wouldn't trust what Norton say's sorry...