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Since the introduction of Edge, Microsoft has tried — and mostly failed — to force Windows users onto its browser. In 2021, the company made a controversial change in Windows that made it ...

Microsoft Edge is actually good, way better than Internet Explorer — but you wouldn’t think so from how desperately Windows tries to shovel it onto your plate!

If users don't want to use Edge, Microsoft allows exporting passwords so they can be moved to another password manager, but this must be done before August 1, 2025.

Microsoft is developing a feature to target Chrome users and suggest pinning Edge to the taskbar based on user activity ...

The Microsoft Authenticator app is now issuing notifications warning that the password autofill feature is being deprecated in July, suggesting users move to Microsoft Edge instead.

Instead, they will force users to use Microsoft Edge. This won’t change your default browser settings, and you can continue to use alternatives like Google Chrome for everything else.

Consequently, in Microsoft Edge version 113 and above, the first notification request from an unknown site is shown subtly, via a quiet message in the address bar.

Microsoft wants to drag as many Windows users as it can over to Edge, and it's apparently willing to monitor your Chrome ...