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Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by magicalhippo » Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 2:30 PM UTC

easton wrote: post #353

magicalhippo wrote: post #249

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> If you don't need tools that aren't available on Linux, then Linux is a really good option. The lack of a decent[1] RDP alternative has kept me away for years. I use KDE Neon on a NUC as a secondary PC and I've been very happy with it, but without a viable RDP alternative it's a no-go as my daily driver.

FreeRDP is a wonderful RDP server replacement: https://www.freerdp.com/ It's so good that Microsoft uses it for WSLg.

Last time I checked, FreeRDP was screen capture-based like VNC, with the associated horrible performance.

Has this been improved now?

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by rightbyte » Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 2:31 PM UTC

rekoil wrote: post #255

rightbyte wrote: post #140

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> it seemlessly remembers everything I do between my PC, my laptop and my phone That is not a feature, unless you are OK with Google spying on you.

You can encrypt the synced data. Through it's probably only possible because Google doesn't need to snoop on the synced data when their browser is pinging everything you do back to them anyway through various Chrome telemetry features.

Ye, it is a bit like Google's push for https, blocking out competitors' spyware.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by raxxorrax » Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 2:33 PM UTC

tejohnso wrote: post #302

rightbyte wrote: post #140

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> it seemlessly remembers everything I do between my PC, my laptop and my phone That is not a feature, unless you are OK with Google spying on you.

Many people are ok with trading privacy for convenience, or even basic fashion, or a bit of short term excitement. "I have nothing to hide".

Those people should be quarantined in my opinion to not ruin it for everyone. Of course it would be easy to offer said convenience without the data sharing.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by raxxorrax » Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 2:35 PM UTC

tonyedgecombe wrote: post #185

premun wrote: post #83

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Exactly, why would anyone prefer Chrome to Edge? They both are built on the same Chromium core but Google adds a bunch tracking with merging your website logging together with your browser account.

Edge interferes with other web sites. I was purchasing an item from Amazon when it started popping up messages about other suppliers. If I didn't make my living writing Windows software I would have left the platform a long time ago.

When they integrated the buy now, pay later function you could make some scathing conclusion about the type of people calling the shots on Edge.

What does this have to do with a browser?

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by modbom » Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 2:42 PM UTC

Never has there been a time I wanted to switch to linux for good so badly.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by nkotov » Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 2:43 PM UTC

How is Microsoft able to get away with this and not trigger another antitrust lawsuit?

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by MiddleEndian » Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 2:45 PM UTC

causality0 wrote: post #357

Man do I miss how excited for the new Windows I was when I was younger. Remember when the worst things about a new version were CPU footprint and compatibility problems? Maybe this is nostalgia goggles but I don't remember my first weeks with Windows 98 or 7 making me feel like Microsoft hates me.

Manual updates means that they have to make an update appealing to entice users to install it. Automatic updates means they don't.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by crawl_soever » Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 2:46 PM UTC

ivanmontillam wrote: post #218

ur-whale wrote: post #187

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Nobody forces anyone to install an OS, but he probably meant that he was pressured into, not by someone but by the very conditions of software. My example: I had to return to Windows a while back because I rely heavily on Zoom Meetings, and Zoom in Linux is just near unusable.

I just launch zoom from Firefox and use the browser edition on Wayland. It will nag you to download a program, but you can skip that. Hasn't failed me yet.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by codefreakxff » Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 2:48 PM UTC

During start up it asked me if I wanted to change my browser settings and I said no. My settings were not changed. Either you clicked yes without realizing what it would do, or there was something that made it not ask you. I think the wording of the question was something along the lines of “internet security”, which is Microsoft’s way of tricking users, so you may not have realized what it would do when you said yes

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by Cyder » Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 2:48 PM UTC

Windows 11 is desktop as a service. Set it the easy you like it and use a firewall or pihole to block updates. It's been the only way to have a stable system since windows 10. On days when you have extra time, go ahead and update, then fix everything Microsoft ruined.