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Microsoft wants Edge to automatically open by default every time you turn on your Windows 11 PC
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this post was submitted on 03 Apr 2026
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I prefer Firefox, so I was using that as default browser. Windows asked me every fucking time I started my laptop if I wanted to use edge as default. Sometimes it just went ahead and made the change anyway. Windows was consuming loads of my download data, fuck knows what for. Then the copilot stuff. Finally installed mint and feel like I got my laptop back.
Welcome to the Linux family. ๐ค๐ซ
Thanks, feels good ๐
Background updates of all the minor services running. I only had 360kbit/s for a while two years ago and windows could take a few hours until it was finished. You usually don't notice it but I literally couldn't use the internet until windows decided it was done.
When using Sunshine/Moonlight to stream games to our Apple TV, you can guarantee that if it begins to stutter it's because Windows is downloading something in the background.
they still sell dsl that slow here.. and of course the telephone company charges those people even more than they do in town for 20-60mbit dsl or 100-1000mbit fiber.
Mint is great! I use Debian personally, but I really like Linux Mint and Cinnamon desktop. I think it's a great fit for a lot of people who just want normal computer experience. Also there's a misconception that Linux Mint is only for beginners, and while a lot of people migrate to some other distro eventually, staying with Mint is fine even if you want to learn Linux more deeply at some point.
Once I went Linux I loved computing again. I was getting angry at my PC every time I used it before due to backward ass idiot microslop decisions.
Was there no registry key that you could modify to stop that behaviour?
I've been down that road.
That's the first step
And repeat all this horseshit for 50 other things that should be a simple toggle or that way by default.
My only regret is waiting so long to switch to linux. It's like leaving an abusive spouse for that sweet young thing you'd been crushing on.
lol thanks OK. Appreciate the "we are here" touch, I get it now ...
Yeah mean, yeah, probably. But I felt like they'd find a way round it in a month or so, or find something new to aggravate me with. It was getting like whack a mole.
There always is