With Edge, Microsoft’s forced Windows updates just sank to a new low

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge If I told you that my entire computer screen just got taken over by a new app that I’d never installed or asked for — it just magically appeared on my desktop, my taskbar, and preempted my next website launch — you’d probably tell me to run a virus scanner and stay away from shady websites, no? But the insanely intrusive app I’m talking about isn’t a piece of ransomware. It’s Microsoft’s new Chromium Edge browser, which the company is now force-feeding users via an automatic update to Windows. Seriously, when I restarted my Windows 10 desktop this week, an app I’d never asked for: * Immediately launched itself * Tried to convince me to migrate away from Chrome, giving me no discernible way to click away or say no * Pinned itself to my desktop... Continue reading…
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