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Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users

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Re: Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users

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Post by anticensor »

bergon wrote: post #163
jwells89 wrote: post #138

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my personal experience it's usually random little things that technically work but not quite right, and occasionally it's stuff that's just outright broken. There's also been a fair amount of googling for how to set up X in Linux to do Y only to find a trail of half-functional or abandoned packages. Getting global menus set up in your DE of choice for example takes a surprising amount of twiddling and even at its…

It's frustrating that you can't change DE in Windows though, and that it changes from version to version.

You actually can, but there is no viable alternative DE. If only KDE had a Win32-free build for Windows.

Re: Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users

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Post by lacrimacida »

lionkor wrote: post #226

On my work computer there is Windows 11, and what we build can only be built on windows. So naturally, I just accept almost all defaults. If you just go along with their (sometimes mindbendingly horrible) choices, you get to actually get work done. Of course it's a wonderful moment to boot up my machine at home, which has ArchLinux on it, with KDE and all the things I chose because I like them, and I'm at least 2x mo…

I go along with whatever our employer policies are and don’t even have much say in for example when windows defender agressively scans and scans and scans slowing my machine to a crawl when Im building a Visual Studio project. It’s infuriating at times but it ain’t on my dime, I try to go along with the program, go for a coffee or walk when building. From minutes it went to 1/4 or 1/3 hours. Good job Microsoft, you’re burning my company’s money on fire.

At work I eventually stopped caring whether I use chrome or edge, since Edge sets itself as default link everytime after a machine restart.

At home too I’m mostly on Linux.

Re: Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users

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Post by 0dayz »

I am shocked a company with a very sketchy history with repeated violation with anti trust related to internet browsers.

But to be serious, I wonder what sketchy nonsense Microsoft would do if they could only compete on Linux or MacOS.

On steam and other stores they force you to login into Xbox services.

Re: Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users

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Post by 0dayz »

stevage wrote: post #217
antiframe wrote: post #79

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What happens when you press Win, type a query, then press enter, quickly? In Win 10 that opens a Bing search in Edge for me, no matter what settings I try. Very annoying when I type "(Win)chr(enter)" to open Chrome and get a search instead. If I do it slow it will sometimes work. I haven't tried it on Win 11 because that was what caused me to drop Windows altogether. (Everyone has their straw).

I use Windows 10. I'm not sure what settings I applied (I did do quite a few), but I don't get that. If I do Win+aoeuaoeu+enter, nothing at all happens. It just sits with a search box open showing "No results for aoeuaoeu". I can't actually see any way of getting to a browser search window from there (whether my preferred browser or not). So I must have found some way to disable that behaviour completely. Keep trying…

I believe you've disabled Cortana or "search the web for result".

Re: Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users

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Post by 0dayz »

FireInsight wrote: post #211
dismalpedigree wrote: post #158

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I bought my pre-teen a prebuilt pc for gaming recently. Figured windows 11 would be easier due to compatibility with games and it being pre installed. After screwing with it for several hours to remove as much crap as possible, What I found was that every time it restarted there was a new prompt to reenable something, surreptitiously start using a ms service, etc. I gave up and installed Ubuntu. Not every game works…

Once Ubuntu breaks: https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/ It's a gaming distro built on top of Fedora Silverblue, making it stable as heck while having up-to-date official steam, and other goodies. Works on Deck too, if you want that.

I am happy that my teenage dream of an actual sub-genre of desktop PC usage is finally getting distros designed that particularly purpose.

Re: Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users

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Post by dustedcodes »

lacrimacida wrote: post #230

My wife’s laptop just upgraded itself to windows 11 pro form 10 pro unasked & unsolicited and all prefs were changed to microsoft traps including edge being the default. Dark patterns galore. Luckily I could revert back to the previous version.

Good husbands don't let their wives use Windows.

Re: Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users

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Post by HenryBemis »

TonyStr wrote: post #137

I used a debloater on my windows 11 laptop which also removed edge. No big deal since Firefox is my browser if choice, but I'm a Web developer and need to test my apps in different browsers. I've tried to install edge multiple times, but I can never get it to work.

How about you get VMware and install in there a vanilla Win10/11 just for the testing of Edge? Yes, it is heavy. Yes you will only fire it up when you need it. And this won't contaminate your machine.

Re: Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users

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Post by olavgg »

lacrimacida wrote: post #232
lionkor wrote: post #226

On my work computer there is Windows 11, and what we build can only be built on windows. So naturally, I just accept almost all defaults. If you just go along with their (sometimes mindbendingly horrible) choices, you get to actually get work done. Of course it's a wonderful moment to boot up my machine at home, which has ArchLinux on it, with KDE and all the things I chose because I like them, and I'm at least 2x mo…

I go along with whatever our employer policies are and don’t even have much say in for example when windows defender agressively scans and scans and scans slowing my machine to a crawl when Im building a Visual Studio project. It’s infuriating at times but it ain’t on my dime, I try to go along with the program, go for a coffee or walk when building. From minutes it went to 1/4 or 1/3 hours. Good job Microsoft, you’r…

For 10 years ago I was in the position of both of you. I hate being ineffective, but because of company policies I just had to go along. Anyway, the madness inside made me quit and after that I've booted several successful startups. Quitting was the best descision I've ever made. It is a big leap for sure, but heck. If you're not happy with current work, you shouldn't continue.

Re: Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users

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Post by adammarples »

FireInsight wrote: post #211
dismalpedigree wrote: post #158

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I bought my pre-teen a prebuilt pc for gaming recently. Figured windows 11 would be easier due to compatibility with games and it being pre installed. After screwing with it for several hours to remove as much crap as possible, What I found was that every time it restarted there was a new prompt to reenable something, surreptitiously start using a ms service, etc. I gave up and installed Ubuntu. Not every game works…

Once Ubuntu breaks: https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/ It's a gaming distro built on top of Fedora Silverblue, making it stable as heck while having up-to-date official steam, and other goodies. Works on Deck too, if you want that.

Only works with steam deck or amd GPUs?
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