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{{Incomplete|Issue 1=Needs more incidents listed | {{Incomplete|Issue 1=Needs more incident variety - Most, if not all of these incidents listed refer in some way to a browser developed by Microsoft. We should invest time into getting more anticompetitive incidents that are unrelated to browsers here for the sake of variety|Issue 2=Needs more source variety - Being mostly sources from The Verge acts more as an ad for the site rather than provide credibility to this article}} | ||
The software company ''[[Microsoft]]'' has had a history of harming its competition on devices running ''[[Windows]]''. This is a historical list of every incident where ''[[Microsoft]]'' has harmed its competition | The software company ''[[Microsoft]]'' has had a history of harming its competition on devices running ''[[Windows]]''. This is a historical list of every incident where ''[[Microsoft]]'' has harmed its competition. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Soon after the introduction of applications that came preinstalled with ''[[Windows]]'', ''[[Microsoft]]'' has had the incentive to force users into the native applications installed, rather than any third-party programs. As an example, with the release of [[Windows|''Windows 10'']], the preinstalled web browser [[Microsoft Edge|''Microsoft Edge'']] has had a litany of incidents where the web browser forced users into using it rather than the browser the user installed. | Soon after the introduction of applications that came preinstalled with ''[[Windows]]'', ''[[Microsoft]]'' has had the incentive to force users into the native applications installed, rather than any third-party programs. As an example, with the release of [[Windows|''Windows 10'']], the preinstalled web browser [[Microsoft Edge|''Microsoft Edge'']] has had a litany of incidents where the web browser forced users into using it rather than the browser the user installed. | ||
== History of incidents<!-- I request that this section is organized chronologically, where the product with the oldest incident is focused at the top! - JamesTDG --> == | ==History of incidents<!-- I request that this section is organized chronologically, where the product with the oldest incident is focused at the top! - JamesTDG -->== | ||
=== | ===Anticompetitive lawsuits=== | ||
==== | ====United States v. '''Microsoft Corp.: 2000'''==== | ||
In the case ''United States v. Microsoft '''Corp.''','' 87 F. Supp. 2d 30 (D.D.C. 2000),<ref>[https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/87/30/2307082/ "United States v. Microsoft Corp., 87 F. Supp. 2d 30 (D.D.C. 2000)"] - law.justia.com - accessed 2025-01-29</ref> '''''Microsoft'''''<nowiki/>'s conduct taken as a whole was described as a "deliberate assault upon entrepreneurial efforts that, could well have enabled the introduction of competition into the market for [[Intel]]-compatible PC operating systems". Further, "''Microsoft''<nowiki/>'s anti-competitive actions trammeled the competitive process through which the computer software industry generally stimulates innovation and conduces to the optimum benefit of consumers." | |||
====US Department of Justice, U.S. v. '''Microsoft Corp.: 2001'''==== | |||
In a major antitrust case brought by the ''US Department of Justice'', ''U.S. v. Microsoft Corp.,'' 253 F.3d 34 (D.C. Cir. 2001),<ref>[https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/253/34/576095/ "U.S. v. Microsoft Corp., 253 F.3d 34 (D.C. Cir. 2001)"] - law.justia.com - accessed 2025-01-29</ref> ''Microsoft'' argued that there was no barrier to entry in the market they were in. A central issue at that time was whether '''''Microsoft''''' could bundle the web browser ''Internet Explorer'' with the ''[[Windows|'''Microsoft''' Windows]]'' operating system. The ''District Court'' stated the following in the court case:<blockquote>"The District Court condemned a number of provisions in '''''Microsoft'''''<nowiki/>'s agreements licensing ''[[Windows]]'' to OEMs, because it found that ''Microsoft''<nowiki/>'s imposition of those provisions (like many of '''''Microsoft'''''<nowiki/>'s other actions at issue in this case) serves to reduce usage share of ''Netscape''<nowiki/>'s browser and, hence, protect '''''Microsoft'''''<nowiki/>'s operating system monopoly."</blockquote>The court specifically identified three main license restrictions for [[Original Equipment Manufacturers]] (OEMs) that were considered problematic: | |||
#The prohibition upon the removal of desktop icons, folders, and Start menu entries | |||
#The prohibition for modifying the initial boot sequence | |||
#The prohibition of otherwise altering the appearance of the Windows desktop | |||
The case was eventually settled,<ref>[https://www.justice.gov/atr/case-document/file/503541/dl "Final judgment of US v. Microsoft"] - justice.gov - accessed 2025-01-29</ref><ref>[https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/373/1199/474311/ "Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Ex Rel., Appellant, v. Microsoft Corporation"] - law.justia.com - accessed 2025-01-29</ref> and did not result in a company breakup.<ref>[https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/long-antitrust-saga-ends-for-microsoft/ "Long antitrust saga ends for Microsoft"] - seattletimes.com - accessed 2025-01-29</ref> | |||
Section III.H of the Consent Decree<ref>[https://www.justice.gov/atr/microsoft-consent-decree-compliance-advisory-august-1-2003-us-v-microsoft "Microsoft Consent Decree Compliance Advisory - August 1, 2003 : U.S. V. Microsoft"] - justice.gov - accessed 2025-01-29</ref> required ''Microsoft'' to "allow end users and OEMs to enable or remove access to all middleware products, including web browsers, e-mail clients, and media players through a readily accessible, centralized mechanism." End users and OEMs should be able "to specify a non-''Microsoft'' middleware product as the default middleware product to be launched in place of the corresponding '''''Microsoft''''' middleware product." | |||
===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. | [[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 | ====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> | 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 ==== | ====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> | 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> | ||
==== Prompts to stop users from installing competing browsers: 2021 - Present ==== | ====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.]] | [[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.” | 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.” | ||
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“That browser is so 2008! Do you know what’s new? Microsoft Edge.” | “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]]'', | “‘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]]''. | ||
=== | ===Windows 11=== | ||
==== Blocking Chrome from launching: 2025 - Present<!-- Want to expand this one later... - JamesTDG --> ==== | ====Increasing the difficulty to switch default browsers: 2021 - Present==== | ||
After an update in 2021, computers running ''[[Windows 11]]'' had the systems that handled modifying the web browser defaults.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=Aug 18, 2021 |title=Microsoft is making it harder to switch default browsers in Windows 11 |url=https://www.theverge.com/22630319/microsoft-windows-11-default-browser-changes |access-date=Jun 21, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref> Rather than allow the user to simply switch the default web browser, file types typically accessed via web browsers, such as HTM, HTML, SVG, and more have to be individually modified to have the default opening application changed. This has angered companies maintaining competing web browsers<ref name=":0" /><!-- If we can get the notes feature added, this should be a useful note to include: | |||
“We have been increasingly worried about the trend on Windows,” says Selena Deckelmann, senior vice president of Firefox, in a statement to The Verge. “Since Windows 10, users have had to take additional and unnecessary steps to set and retain their default browser settings. These barriers are confusing at best and seem designed to undermine a user’s choice for a non-Microsoft browser.” --><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lockheimer |first=Hiroshi |date=Aug 18, 2021 |title=Tweet from Hiroshi Lockheimer |url=https://x.com/lockheimer/status/1428047760620621831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1428047760620621831%7Ctwgr%5E9ac6cc57ee0013acb388128e04c3a43f4cd79c94%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F22630319%2Fmicrosoft-windows-11-default-browser-changes |access-date=Jun 21, 2025 |website=X, formerly [[Twitter]]}}</ref> and consumers alike over this change. | |||
Even if users modify all of these default settings, other features on the device, such as the taskbar's weather widget, which if opened, will create a new tab specifically in ''[[Microsoft Edge|Edge]]''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=Apr 22, 2021 |title=Microsoft’s new Windows 10 taskbar widget starts rolling out today |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/22/22397237/microsoft-windows-10-taskbar-weather-news-widget-feature-available-now |access-date=Jun 21, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref><!-- Another note to add under [9] | |||
Windows 11 continues this trend, with search still forcing users into Edge, and now a new dedicated widgets area that also ignores the default browser setting. “It appears that Windows 11 widgets will ignore a user’s default browser choice and open Microsoft Edge for the content instead,” says a Brave spokesperson in a statement to The Verge. “Brave puts users first and we condemn this Windows 11 approach, because the choice of a default browser has many implications for individuals and their privacy. Users should be free to choose.” --> | |||
Microsoft attempts to justify this by stating:<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>“With Windows 11, we are implementing customer feedback to customize and control defaults at a more granular level, eliminating app categories and elevating all apps to the forefront of the defaults experience,” | |||
“As evidenced by this change, we’re constantly listening and learning, and welcome customer feedback that helps shape Windows. Windows 11 will continue to evolve over time; if we learn from user experience that there are ways to make improvements, we will do so.”</blockquote> | |||
===Bing web search=== | |||
====Attempting to harm competing web browsers: 2023 - Unknown==== | |||
[[File:Bing search comparison.png|thumb|A side-by-side comparison between the [[Brave browser]] and [[Microsoft Edge]], where [[Microsoft Bing|Bing]] attempts to sway the user away from switching the browser.]] | |||
When doing a web search for an alternative web browser through ''[[Microsoft Bing|Bing]]'', ''[[Microsoft]]''<nowiki/>'s in-house developed [[wikipedia:Search_engine|search engine]] that is also used as the default for ''[[Microsoft Edge|Edge]]'', the [[wikipedia:Search_engine|search engine]]'s AI will attempt to bury the search results for the web browser from the user.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hollister |first=Sean |date=Jun 6, 2023 |title=Microsoft has no shame: Bing spit on my ‘Chrome’ search with a fake AI answer |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/6/23736289/microsoft-bing-chrome-search-fake-ai-chatbot |access-date=Jun 21, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref> | |||
Beyond this, users specifically using both ''[[Microsoft Edge|Edge]]'' and its [[Microsoft Bing|default search engine]] will continue to see harassment at the top of the search, attempting to keep the user on the browser. | |||
====Disguising itself as another search engine: 2025 - Present<!-- I want to see more elaboration here - JamesTDG -->==== | |||
Currently, when a user does a web search for "[[Google]]", the search engine will disguise itself as a generic search engine that would appear to look like Google in the eyes of the average user.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=Jan 6, 2025 |title=Microsoft is using Bing to trick people into thinking they’re on Google |url=https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/24337117/microsoft-bing-search-results-google-design-trick |access-date=Jun 21, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref> | |||
===Family Safety=== | |||
====Blocking Chrome from launching: 2025 - Present<!-- Want to expand this one later... - JamesTDG -->==== | |||
A feature seen within ''[[Windows|Windows 11]]''<nowiki/>'s parental controls is Family Safety. A key problem shown from this feature is that it can questionably ban certain applications from properly running on the device, with no notice to the administrator in charge of the device. In '''June 2025''', this feature banned the string "Chrome",<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=u/Witty-Discount-2906 |date=Jun 3, 2025 |title=Chrome won’t open (Windows 11) |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/1l2c552/comment/mvt1w2a/ |access-date=Jun 20, 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> which blocked the web browser [[Google Chrome|''Chrome'']] from functioning.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=Jun 20, 2025 |title=Microsoft is blocking Google Chrome through its family safety feature |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/690179/microsoft-block-google-chrome-family-safety-feature |access-date=Jun 20, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref> Schools in particular use this feature on devices given out for students to complete classwork remotely, and as [[Google Chrome|''Chrome'']] holds the majority market share of web browser usage, (65-70%)<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 1, 2025 |title=Browser Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/ |access-date=Jun 20, 2025 |website=Statcounter}}</ref> there has been mass reports of students being unable to complete their classwork strictly due to this flaw.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Priestley |first=Peter |date=Jun 4, 2025 |title=Microsoft Family Safety Blocking Chrome Browser |url=https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_11-wintop_famsafety/microsoft-family-safety-blocking-chrome-browser/40023ef5-177b-4eed-a857-80ed15afa3a5?rtAction=1749008739548&page=1 |access-date=Jun 20, 2025 |work=Microsoft Answers}}</ref> | A feature seen within ''[[Windows|Windows 11]]''<nowiki/>'s parental controls is Family Safety. A key problem shown from this feature is that it can questionably ban certain applications from properly running on the device, with no notice to the administrator in charge of the device. In '''June 2025''', this feature banned the string "Chrome",<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=u/Witty-Discount-2906 |date=Jun 3, 2025 |title=Chrome won’t open (Windows 11) |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/1l2c552/comment/mvt1w2a/ |access-date=Jun 20, 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> which blocked the web browser [[Google Chrome|''Chrome'']] from functioning.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=Jun 20, 2025 |title=Microsoft is blocking Google Chrome through its family safety feature |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/690179/microsoft-block-google-chrome-family-safety-feature |access-date=Jun 20, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref> Schools in particular use this feature on devices given out for students to complete classwork remotely, and as [[Google Chrome|''Chrome'']] holds the majority market share of web browser usage, (65-70%)<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 1, 2025 |title=Browser Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/ |access-date=Jun 20, 2025 |website=Statcounter}}</ref> there has been mass reports of students being unable to complete their classwork strictly due to this flaw.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Priestley |first=Peter |date=Jun 4, 2025 |title=Microsoft Family Safety Blocking Chrome Browser |url=https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_11-wintop_famsafety/microsoft-family-safety-blocking-chrome-browser/40023ef5-177b-4eed-a857-80ed15afa3a5?rtAction=1749008739548&page=1 |access-date=Jun 20, 2025 |work=Microsoft Answers}}</ref> | ||
Currently, ''Microsoft'' has neglected to inform users on rolling out a fix in the future,<ref>{{Cite web |date=Jun 3, 2025 |title=[User Feedback - Stable] M137 Windows - Increase in feedback about crashing |url=https://issues.chromium.org/issues/422222571 |access-date=Jun 20, 2025 |website=Chromium issues}}</ref> and the only solutions available to users is to either rename the executable on the affected device<ref name=":3" /> or disable "Block inappropriate browsing" inside the ''Family Safety'' settings.<ref name=":4" /> | Currently, ''Microsoft'' has neglected to inform users on rolling out a fix in the future,<ref>{{Cite web |date=Jun 3, 2025 |title=[User Feedback - Stable] M137 Windows - Increase in feedback about crashing |url=https://issues.chromium.org/issues/422222571 |access-date=Jun 20, 2025 |website=Chromium issues}}</ref> and the only solutions available to users is to either rename the executable on the affected device<ref name=":3" /> or disable "Block inappropriate browsing" inside the ''Family Safety'' settings.<ref name=":4" /> | ||
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