Editing Microsoft's anticompetitive practices (section)

===Microsoft Edge<!-- Because many of these are 1:1 copy/pastes, the references will need to be reformatted, and be far more descriptive. -->===

====Resetting primary browser: 2017 - Present====
[[Microsoft Edge|''Edge'']] has frequently been resetting the default browser to itself<ref>[https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/default-browser-keeps-changing-to-edge/25e2939d-4674-40ab-b05a-6161e2297976 "Default Browser Keeps Changing to Edge"] - answers.microsoft.com - accessed 2025-01-29</ref> without consent from the user.<ref name=":1">[https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-10-update-reset-my-computer-settings/e58bcee8-f4c9-40ef-a452-1dc5db7c45d9 "Windows 10 Update Reset my Computer Settings."] - answers.microsoft.com - accessed 2025-01-29</ref> While there are methods available online to disable this,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/15zbjar/default_browser_keeps_changing_to_microsoft_edge/ "Default browser keeps changing to Microsoft Edge after every PC restart. Win 11, tried everything"] - reddit.com - accessed 2025-01-29</ref> it is tedious to achieve, especially for users who are not tech-savvy.

====Inability to permanently remove the browser: 2018 - Present====
During major updates for ''[[Windows]]'', users have been reporting their installations of [[Microsoft Edge|''Edge'']] being reinstalled to their devices without their consent.<ref>[https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-microsoft-edge-chromium-installing-automatically-windows-10 "How to prevent new Microsoft Edge from installing automatically on Windows 10"] - windowscentral.com - accessed 2025-01-29</ref>

====Importing content from other browsers without consent: 2020 - Unknown<!-- After a Windows 11 update, Edge automatically opened with Chrome tabs auto-imported  https://x.com/tomwarren/status/1750175894306439601   https://www.theverge.com/24054329/microsoft-edge-automatic-chrome-import-data-feature -->====
Users have reported on frequent occasions that [[Microsoft Edge|''Edge'']] has imported user data from browsers such as [[Google Chrome|''Chrome'']] and [[Mozilla Firefox|''Firefox'']] without first requesting consent from the user.<ref>[https://www.komando.com/news/microsoft-edge-caught-importing-data/ "Microsoft caught importing data before you give the OK"] - komando.com - accessed 2025-01-29</ref>

====Harassing users into using Edge: 2020 - Unknown====
In 2020, users for [[Windows|Windows 10]] faced repeated harassment from Edge to use this browser instead of the user's chosen default browser.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hollister |first=Sean |date=Jul 2, 2020 |title=With Edge, Microsoft’s forced Windows updates just sank to a new low |url=https://www.theverge.com/21310611/microsoft-edge-browser-forced-update-chromium-editorial |access-date=Jun 21, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref> Some examples included the browser opening on startup, the browser being forced into full screen, being incapable of closing the browser until the user acknowledges the pop-up, and the browser pinning itself to the taskbar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Van Hemert |first=Taran |date=Jul 2, 2020 |title=Tweet from Taran Van Hemert |url=https://x.com/TaranVH/status/1278758217074405377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1278758217074405377%7Ctwgr%5Ee004e3bc5652ed5a81062f5862eaf9a63967a58c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F21310611%2Fmicrosoft-edge-browser-forced-update-chromium-editorial |access-date=Jun 21, 2025 |website=X, formerly [[Twitter]]}}</ref>

====Prompts to stop users from installing competing browsers: 2021 - Present====
[[File:MS Edge pop-up.png|thumb|A [https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/2/22813733/microsoft-windows-edge-download-chrome-prompts screenshot] that shows an example of Edge harassing the user into using Edge.]]
Since '''December 2021''', users who install other web browsers, such as ''[[Google Chrome|Chrome]], [[Brave browser|Brave]], or [[Opera web browser|Opera]],'' will face a pop-up on their screen telling users to instead use [[Microsoft Edge|''Edge'']].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=Dec 2, 2021 |title=Microsoft’s new Windows prompts try to stop people downloading Chrome |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/2/22813733/microsoft-windows-edge-download-chrome-prompts |access-date=Jun 21, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref>  Some of the messages of these pop-ups include:<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sen |first=Sayan |date=Dec 2, 2021 |title=Microsoft says its own Edge browser is more trustworthy than "so 2008" Google Chrome |url=https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-says-its-own-edge-browser-is-more-trustworthy-than-so-2008-google-chrome/ |access-date=Jun 21, 2025 |work=Neowin}}</ref><blockquote>“Microsoft Edge runs on the same technology as Chrome, with the added trust of Microsoft.”

“That browser is so 2008! Do you know what’s new? Microsoft Edge.”

“‘I hate saving money,’ said no one ever. Microsoft Edge is the best browser for online shopping.”</blockquote>This has been reported to occur on devices running either ''[[Windows|Windows 10]]'' or ''[[Windows|Windows 11]]'', and frequently aims to directly harm the market share of Chrome,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hollister |first=Sean |date=Oct 24, 2024 |title=Microsoft now thirstily injects a poll when you download Google Chrome |url=https://www.theverge.com/23930960/microsoft-edge-google-chrome-poll-why-try-another-browser |access-date=Jun 21, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref> despite the browser itself running on the same codebase as ''[[Chromium]]''.