Users report that in the Start menu of the Windows 10 operating system a suggestion has appeared to switch to the corporate browser Edge based on the Chromium engine, which was released in mid-January.
A notification may be displayed if the user has another application installed as the default web browser.
The system reports “Still using Firefox? Microsoft Edge is here“. When clicked, it redirects to the download page. It seems that in this way Redmond wants to increase reach and expand its audience.
True, you can disable these calls very easily.
First option:
- Click on the advertisement with the right button.
- In the window that opens, select “Disable all offers.”
The second option:
- Go to “Settings” – “Personalization” – “Start”.
- There, disable “Sometimes show suggestions in the Start menu.”
After that, the advertisement disappears. However, this is not the first such case. Previously, an ad appeared in WordPad that, when clicked, redirected users to web services Microsoft. And before that, similar technology was used to recommend branded online services from Redmond.
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