Microsoft’s New Windows Update—1 Billion Users Must Now Decide

Here we go again. Microsoft’s latest Windows update again seems intent on pushing Chrome users to the very Edge. This latest update opens the company’s browser by default whenever a PC starts up. If you decide you don’t want this, you need to actively opt-out — otherwise it’s always on.

Per Windows Central, “Microsoft wants Edge to automatically open by default every time you turn on a Windows 11 PC. A new update now in testing sets Edge to automatically appear at startup, and you are forced to opt-out if you don’t want it.”

This is the latest chapter in the ongoing chronology of Microsoft’s campaign to grow Edge’s very modest market share at the expense of Chrome’s dominance. Google’s browser is essentially the default for Windows users globally.

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Cue the inevitable backlash. “Microsoft should prioritize user choice instead of testing a feature that pushes Edge…