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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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I still don't understand this. I've never, ever, seen an ad on Microsoft. Is it an EU thing? Finland thing? Why is it?
I have 3 PCs with windows, my kids have windows, every work laptop I've ever had has had windows.
Never an ad.
Admittedly the fact that they are ads is hidden better than most websites would. But it's there if you think about it. Recommended apps in the start menu. The truckload of things you have to decline on install like an Office subscription, Game Pass, etc. The settings app will occasionally have pop ups that remind you that you have a free trial. There are pop ups that cover the entire OS reminding you to "finish setting up your PC" with no option to say no.
Nope, none of these.
https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-11-start-menu-ads-how-to-turn-them-off/