Windows Has a New Annoying Popup for Microsoft Edge

Microsoft has pushed its Edge browser with aggressive advertising and popups on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. The browser is also opened automatically when opening a link in the Start Menu, help links in other Microsoft applications, widgets in the widget panel, or certain files in the File Explorer (like PDFs). Microsoft isn’t allowed to do all of that in the European Union anymore, as it violated the EU’s Digital Markets Act, but it’s still happening in the United States and other regions without similar legislation.

Windows 11 no longer allows applications to change the default browser on their own—they can open the Settings panel that shows the button, but you have to click the button yourself. That change was implemented last year, alongside confirmation prompts that appear when an app is pinned to the taskbar or adds a new shortcut to the desktop.

Microsoft has used the same “recommended settings” descriptor for years to convince people to use Edge, since it’s less clear about the result as “default browser.” This new popup is just another example of the dark UI patterns that are leading more people to stay on Windows 10, or even switch to Linux or Mac.

Source: Windows Latest

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