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IT Services Circle
IT Services Circle
Jan 28, 2025 · Product Management

Microsoft’s Aggressive Promotion of Edge Browser and Its Market Impact

The article examines how Microsoft’s relentless Edge promotion tactics—such as bundling Edge in Windows 11 setup, using oversized Bing banners, and obscuring Chrome download links—have boosted Edge’s market share despite criticism and raises concerns about aggressive product marketing in the web browser ecosystem.

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Microsoft’s Aggressive Promotion of Edge Browser and Its Market Impact
IT Services Circle
IT Services Circle
Jun 15, 2023 · Information Security

Microsoft Edge Image Super-Resolution Feature Raises Privacy Concerns and How to Disable It

Microsoft Edge's newly enabled image super‑resolution feature automatically enhances picture clarity but sends image URLs to Microsoft servers, prompting privacy concerns; the article explains the feature, its local processing claim, and provides step‑by‑step instructions to disable it in both stable and Canary builds.

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Microsoft Edge Image Super-Resolution Feature Raises Privacy Concerns and How to Disable It
IT Services Circle
IT Services Circle
Jan 26, 2023 · Operations

Disable Automatic Desktop Shortcut Creation for Microsoft Edge via Registry

This guide explains how to prevent Microsoft Edge from automatically creating desktop shortcuts after updates by editing the Windows registry, including creating the necessary keys and setting the CreateDesktopShortcutDefault value to disable shortcuts for all Edge channels.

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Disable Automatic Desktop Shortcut Creation for Microsoft Edge via Registry
Laravel Tech Community
Laravel Tech Community
Nov 15, 2021 · Operations

Windows 11 Build 22494 Blocks Non‑Edge Browsers via microsoft‑edge:// Protocol

The recent Windows 11 build 22494 update introduces a system‑level restriction that forces links using the microsoft‑edge:// protocol to open exclusively in Microsoft Edge, effectively preventing third‑party browsers from handling certain URLs and removing the user’s ability to change the default web browser for these links.

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Windows 11 Build 22494 Blocks Non‑Edge Browsers via microsoft‑edge:// Protocol