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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> | ||
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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. <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 from archive.today. An archive.org capture failed, need to find different archival service that works.--> | ||
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{{Cite web |date=2025-02-11 |title=Uninstall Microsoft Edge |url=http://archive.today/01vwF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/screenshot-20260405-210358085-1 |archive-date=5 Apr 2026 |website=Microsoft.com}} | |||
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