Are you sure you want to use Google Chrome on your Windows PC? Really of course? please do not worry. If not, Microsoft will find a way to ask again. In fact, it is even asked. You may also find yourself using Edge even if you explicitly tell Windows that you actually want to use Chrome. This is what enraged Windows 11 users are reporting in a recent update after they noticed that Edge starts in the last Chrome tab they opened.
Verge editor Tom Warren experienced this firsthand, finding that when he restarted Windows after a software update, Edge started up and any Chrome tabs he had open before shutting down were disturbingly complete. Not only did Edge decide to take over as the default browser (which it has been incredibly proactive about for years), but it also appeared to be syncing data from Chrome in the background without Warren’s knowledge or permission. is.
Warren is not alone in this experience. A small but vocal number of users have been reporting similar behavior from Edge over the past few days, including some who use Chrome as their default browser and do not want to sync or import data to Edge under any circumstances. This includes the specified user. Edge typically asks for permission to import tab and bookmark data from other browsers, a common feature that Chrome and other competitors also offer. However, it should not be performed without that permission. On the edge, yeah, edge It’s the Windows default and syncs other configuration data across Microsoft user accounts to help you stay ahead of the competition.
Is this new behavior a further example of Microsoft being too eager and pushy to lure Windows users into its first-party services, like a creepy barfly that won’t take no for an answer, or is it a contributing factor? It is unknown if this is a bug. This behavior will be even more overt than usual. This behavior seems to be caused by a Windows 11 software update, but it’s not universal and no one here at his PCWorld has been able to reproduce it. Edge has a setting that automatically imports data from your default browser every time you start it. However, when I checked on my PC, as expected, that setting was disabled.
But whether it’s intentional or not, the fact that it’s showing up to so many users is even more damning evidence that Windows needs to do the following: Very calming A coercive attempt to drive users to Microsoft’s first-party software or services.