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Microsoft wants Edge to automatically open by default every time you turn on your Windows 11 PC
(www.windowscentral.com)
this post was submitted on 03 Apr 2026
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Was there no registry key that you could modify to stop that behaviour?
I've been down that road.
And repeat all this horseshit for 50 other things that should be a simple toggle or that way by default.
My only regret is waiting so long to switch to linux. It's like leaving an abusive spouse for that sweet young thing you'd been crushing on.
That's the first step
lol thanks OK. Appreciate the "we are here" touch, I get it now ...
Yeah mean, yeah, probably. But I felt like they'd find a way round it in a month or so, or find something new to aggravate me with. It was getting like whack a mole.
There always is