Microsoft has reportedly even taken steps to block apps, such as EdgeDeflector, which redirects users back to their original browser and search engine choices.Ī Microsoft spokesperson told The Verge that Windows '. In its Start Menu search results, Microsoft has been forcing Windows 10 and Windows 11 users to use the Edge browser and Microsoft's Bing search engine, failing to respect users' default browser and search engine choices. In September 2018, The Verge reported that testers of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update reported seeing a prompt stating, 'You already have Microsoft Edge - the safer, faster browser for Windows 10.' When asked about the prompt, Microsoft told the publication that it was merely testing the prompt, and that it wouldn't appear in the final update, adding, however, that it might appear in future Windows 10 updates. Default browser popup Source: Marcia Wendorf To add insult to injury, Microsoft next erased users' default browser settings and displayed a prompt asking them to make Edge their default browser. It prompted users to import their data from other browsers, and it pinned Edge to the first slot of users' taskbars and placed the Edge icon on their desktops. 'Meet Edge' popup Source: Neal Jennings/TwitterĪccording to 9to5google, during a Windows operating system update in the Summer of 2020, Microsoft users were faced with a full-screen pop-up message that 'introduced' them to the new Microsoft Edge browser.

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