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	{{Cite web		{{Cite web \|date=2025-01-06 \|title=Edge Reïnstalls Itself? \|url=https://www.elevenforum.com/t/edge-reinstalls-itself.32137/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405195715/https://www.elevenforum.com/t/edge-reinstalls-itself.32137/ \|archive-date=5 Apr 2026 \|access-date=2026-02-24 \|website=Windows ElevenForum}}
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	When attempting to install Google Chrome, for example, Edge displays text telling people "There's no need to download a new web browser", among other things.		When attempting to install Google Chrome, for example, Edge displays text telling people "There's no need to download a new web browser", among other things.
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	Microsoft also hosts a page on their website with the URL "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/uninstall-edge", suggesting this is a guide to uninstall the browser. However, the page is actually titled "Are you sure you want to uninstall Microsoft Edge?" and attempts to convince the reader that Edge is worth using, misleading readers.<!-- TODO: Update citation 5's archive link from archive.today. An archive.org capture failed, need to find different archival service that works.-->		Microsoft also hosts a page on their website with the URL "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/uninstall-edge", suggesting this is a guide to uninstall the browser. However, the page is actually titled "Are you sure you want to uninstall Microsoft Edge?" and attempts to convince the reader that Edge is worth using, misleading readers.<!-- TODO: Update citation 5's archive link from archive.today. An archive.org capture failed, need to find different archival service that works.-->
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Thermonuke: update comment, add removed citation

2026-03-06T14:45:20Z

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	Microsoft also hosts a page on their website with the URL "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/uninstall-edge", suggesting this is a guide to uninstall the browser. However, the page is actually titled "Are you sure you want to uninstall Microsoft Edge?" and attempts to convince the reader that Edge is worth using, misleading readers.<!-- TODO: Update citation 5's archive link ~~to an archive.org link instead of~~ archive.today. ~~None of the existing~~ archive.org ~~captures appear~~ to ~~have actually captured the site~~ -->		Microsoft also hosts a page on their website with the URL "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/uninstall-edge", suggesting this is a guide to uninstall the browser. However, the page is actually titled "Are you sure you want to uninstall Microsoft Edge?" and attempts to convince the reader that Edge is worth using, misleading readers.<!-- TODO: Update citation 5's archive link from archive.today. An archive.org capture failed, need to find different archival service that works.-->
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Thermonuke at 14:43, 6 March 2026

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	'''Microsoft Edge''' is a proprietary web browser developed by [[Microsoft]], first released in 2015 as the successor to Internet Explorer. Based on the [[Chromium]] engine since 2020, Edge is marketed as a fast and secure browser with integration across Microsoft services.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=What's the difference between the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge Legacy? \|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/what-s-the-difference-between-the-new-microsoft-edge-and-microsoft-edge-legacy-a01258e5-8c05-7bbb-bed2-c65bec0eb126 \|url-status=live \|website=Microsoft Support \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251122093923/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/what-s-the-difference-between-the-new-microsoft-edge-and-microsoft-edge-legacy-a01258e5-8c05-7bbb-bed2-c65bec0eb126 \|archive-date=22 Nov 2025		'''Microsoft Edge''' is a proprietary web browser developed by [[Microsoft]], first released in 2015 as the successor to Internet Explorer. Based on the [[Chromium]] engine since 2020, Edge is marketed as a fast and secure browser with integration across Microsoft services.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=What's the difference between the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge Legacy? \|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/what-s-the-difference-between-the-new-microsoft-edge-and-microsoft-edge-legacy-a01258e5-8c05-7bbb-bed2-c65bec0eb126 \|url-status=live \|website=Microsoft Support \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251122093923/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/what-s-the-difference-between-the-new-microsoft-edge-and-microsoft-edge-legacy-a01258e5-8c05-7bbb-bed2-c65bec0eb126 \|archive-date=22 Nov 2025
	}}}}</ref> However, its deep embedding into Windows and Microsoft’s promotional tactics have drawn ongoing criticism.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup>		}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></ref> However, its deep embedding into Windows and Microsoft’s promotional tactics have drawn ongoing criticism.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup>

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
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	Microsoft also hosts a page on their website with the URL "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/uninstall-edge", suggesting this is a guide to uninstall the browser. However, the page is actually titled "Are you sure you want to uninstall Microsoft Edge?" and attempts to convince the reader that Edge is worth using, misleading readers. <~~ref>~~		Microsoft also hosts a page on their website with the URL "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/uninstall-edge", suggesting this is a guide to uninstall the browser. However, the page is actually titled "Are you sure you want to uninstall Microsoft Edge?" and attempts to convince the reader that Edge is worth using, misleading readers.<!-- TODO: Update citation 5's archive link to an archive.org link instead of archive.today. None of the existing archive.org captures appear to have actually captured the site -->
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Thermonuke: Fix citation

2026-03-05T13:41:46Z

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Thermonuke: Citations and some rewrites to make it sound less AI-ish

2026-02-24T13:34:47Z

Citations and some rewrites to make it sound less AI-ish

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-'''Microsoft Edge''' is a proprietary web browser developed by Microsoft, first released in 2015 as the successor to Internet Explorer. Based on the Chromium engine since 2020, Edge is marketed as a fast and secure browser with integration across Microsoft services.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-30 |title=What's the difference between the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge Legacy? |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/what-s-the-difference-between-the-new-microsoft-edge-and-microsoft-edge-legacy-a01258e5-8c05-7bbb-bed2-c65bec0eb126 |url-status=live |website=Microsoft Support |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251122093923/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/what-s-the-difference-between-the-new-microsoft-edge-and-microsoft-edge-legacy-a01258e5-8c05-7bbb-bed2-c65bec0eb126 |archive-date=22 Nov 2025}}</ref> However, its deep embedding into Windows and Microsoft’s promotional tactics have drawn ongoing criticism.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability|citation needed]]'']</sup>
+'''Microsoft Edge''' is a proprietary web browser developed by [[Microsoft]], first released in 2015 as the successor to Internet Explorer. Based on the [[Chromium]] engine since 2020, Edge is marketed as a fast and secure browser with integration across Microsoft services.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-30 |title=What's the difference between the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge Legacy? |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/what-s-the-difference-between-the-new-microsoft-edge-and-microsoft-edge-legacy-a01258e5-8c05-7bbb-bed2-c65bec0eb126 |url-status=live |website=Microsoft Support |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251122093923/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/what-s-the-difference-between-the-new-microsoft-edge-and-microsoft-edge-legacy-a01258e5-8c05-7bbb-bed2-c65bec0eb126 |archive-date=22 Nov 2025
 ==Consumer impact summary==
 ====Freedom====
-Microsoft Edge has been criticized for undermining user choice by being set as the default browser in Windows and by employing “dark patterns” that discourage switching to competitors.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability|citation needed]]'']</sup> Forced reinstalls after system updates and persistent prompts have been described as limiting user autonomy.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability|citation needed]]'']</sup>
+Microsoft discourages people from switching to a different web browser. Edge is set as the default browser in Windows, and is sometimes automatically re-installed when Windows updates occur.<ref>
 ====Privacy====

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2026-02-24T13:05:56Z

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	'''Microsoft Edge''' is a proprietary web browser developed by Microsoft, first released in 2015 as the successor to Internet Explorer. Based on the Chromium engine since 2020, Edge is marketed as a fast and secure browser with integration across Microsoft services.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=What's the difference between the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge Legacy? \|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/what-s-the-difference-between-the-new-microsoft-edge-and-microsoft-edge-legacy-a01258e5-8c05-7bbb-bed2-c65bec0eb126 \|url-status=live \|website=Microsoft Support}}</ref> However, its deep embedding into Windows and Microsoft’s promotional tactics have drawn ongoing criticism.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup>		'''Microsoft Edge''' is a proprietary web browser developed by Microsoft, first released in 2015 as the successor to Internet Explorer. Based on the Chromium engine since 2020, Edge is marketed as a fast and secure browser with integration across Microsoft services.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=What's the difference between the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge Legacy? \|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/what-s-the-difference-between-the-new-microsoft-edge-and-microsoft-edge-legacy-a01258e5-8c05-7bbb-bed2-c65bec0eb126 \|url-status=live \|website=Microsoft Support \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251122093923/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/what-s-the-difference-between-the-new-microsoft-edge-and-microsoft-edge-legacy-a01258e5-8c05-7bbb-bed2-c65bec0eb126 \|archive-date=22 Nov 2025}}</ref> However, its deep embedding into Windows and Microsoft’s promotional tactics have drawn ongoing criticism.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup>

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==

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	'''Microsoft Edge''' is a proprietary web browser developed by Microsoft, first released in 2015 as the successor to Internet Explorer. Based on the Chromium engine since 2020, Edge is marketed as a fast and secure browser with integration across Microsoft services.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=What's the difference between the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge Legacy? \|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/what-s-the-difference-between-the-new-microsoft-edge-and-microsoft-edge-legacy-a01258e5-8c05-7bbb-bed2-c65bec0eb126 \|url-status=live \|website=Microsoft Support}}</ref> However, its deep embedding into Windows and Microsoft’s promotional tactics have drawn ongoing criticism.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup>		'''Microsoft Edge''' is a proprietary web browser developed by Microsoft, first released in 2015 as the successor to Internet Explorer. Based on the Chromium engine since 2020, Edge is marketed as a fast and secure browser with integration across Microsoft services.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=What's the difference between the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge Legacy? \|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/what-s-the-difference-between-the-new-microsoft-edge-and-microsoft-edge-legacy-a01258e5-8c05-7bbb-bed2-c65bec0eb126 \|url-status=live \|website=Microsoft Support}}</ref> However, its deep embedding into Windows and Microsoft’s promotional tactics have drawn ongoing criticism.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup>

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Mr Pollo at 00:51, 2 September 2025

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	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
	~~'''~~Freedom~~'''~~		====Freedom====

	Microsoft Edge has been criticized for undermining user choice by being set as the default browser in Windows and by employing “dark patterns” that discourage switching to competitors.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup> Forced reinstalls after system updates and persistent prompts have been described as limiting user autonomy.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup>		Microsoft Edge has been criticized for undermining user choice by being set as the default browser in Windows and by employing “dark patterns” that discourage switching to competitors.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup> Forced reinstalls after system updates and persistent prompts have been described as limiting user autonomy.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup>

	~~'''~~Privacy~~'''~~		====Privacy====

	Privacy advocates have raised concerns about Edge’s telemetry and data collection, including browsing history and search queries sent to Microsoft by default.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup> While the company claims this improves performance and security, critics view it as excessive surveillance.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup>		Privacy advocates have raised concerns about Edge’s telemetry and data collection, including browsing history and search queries sent to Microsoft by default.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup> While the company claims this improves performance and security, critics view it as excessive surveillance.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup>

	~~'''~~Business model~~'''~~		====Business model====

	Edge follows a freemium-adjacent model, integrating Microsoft services such as Bing and Shopping tools directly into the browser.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup> Critics argue these features prioritize monetization and ecosystem lock-in over user experience.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup>		Edge follows a freemium-adjacent model, integrating Microsoft services such as Bing and Shopping tools directly into the browser.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup> Critics argue these features prioritize monetization and ecosystem lock-in over user experience.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup>

	~~'''~~Market control~~'''~~		====Market control====

	By bundling Edge with Windows and tightly integrating it into the operating system, Microsoft has been accused of leveraging its OS dominance to entrench its browser market share.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup> This has attracted regulatory scrutiny and antitrust complaints.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup>		By bundling Edge with Windows and tightly integrating it into the operating system, Microsoft has been accused of leveraging its OS dominance to entrench its browser market share.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup> This has attracted regulatory scrutiny and antitrust complaints.<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation needed]]'']</sup>
	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	~~'''~~Forced Installation via Windows Updates~~'''~~		===Forced Installation via Windows Updates===

	Microsoft has been criticized for pushing Edge installations and re-pinnings through Windows updates, even when users had previously removed or replaced the browser. ~~<sup>[''[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability\|citation~~ needed~~]]'']</sup>~~		Microsoft has been criticized for pushing Edge installations and re-pinnings through Windows updates, even when users had previously removed or replaced the browser.{{Citation needed}}
	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Chromium]]		*[[Chromium]]
	*[[Firefox]]		*[[Firefox]]
	*[https://consumerrights.wiki/Category:Web_browsers Web browsers]

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