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    Windows 10 is now nagging users to set Edge as the default browser


    In late 2018, Microsoft stunned everyone when it announced it was abandoning its EdgeHTML-based Microsoft Edge and would replace its own web rendering engine with the one that powers Chrome.

    To be fair, classic Edge has a lot going for it but also a lot going against it. There are plenty of reasons for legacy Edge’s failure, but a significant one is the lack of support for add-ons and websites.

    Chromium Edge, which is the default web browser on Windows 10, is a better browser with several new features. Chromium Edge recently surpassed Firefox’s popularity to become the second most popular desktop browser, but Chrome remains the most popular browser and there’s still a long way to catch Google’s browser.

    This is probably the reason why Microsoft is now nagging owners of Windows 10 with banners about Edge in the hopes users will start using it as the default browser. Unlike other notifications, this new pop-up in Windows Search is nagging users to set Edge as the default browser.

    Windows 10 is now nagging users to set Edge as the default browser Windows-Search-Edge.jpg

    As you can see in the above screenshot, the new advertisement is served in a small box at the top of the Windows Search window. The banner is being served to claim that Microsoft Edge gives you best Windows experience and privacy.

    It comes with a ‘Apply’ link that you can click to set Edge as the default if you’re swayed by ads.

    If you click on ‘Apply’, Windows 10 will automatically switch your default browser to Microsoft Edge without manual confirmation. During this process, taskbar or desktop will blink or refresh for a moment.

    Windows 10 is now nagging users to set Edge as the default browser Default-apps.jpg

    If you go to the Settings app and change it back to Chrome or Firefox, the notification will return.

    If you dismiss the notification and reboot your device, the notification returns again but it disappears later, at least on our devices.

    Over the weekend, we also spotted another banner in the Settings app that recommends users to start using Edge because it’s ‘built to bring you the best of the web’.

    Banners aren’t annoying, but at any rate, it appears Microsoft is not yet ready to give up on its aggressive Edge marketing push.

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    Jetster, Sep 30, 2020
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  3. Unable to set default browser

    • Does this issue happens while you try to set other browser as default too or is it specific to specific browser?

    Any browser.

    Already did the steps you suggested. It's some kind of bug where it's impossible to set a default browser at all.

    I heard elsewhere from one other user
    that it seems to be a problem with upgrading to 10 on the SP3. Sounds very specifc.
     
    guustavooo, Sep 30, 2020
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  4. jaden Win User

    Windows 10 is now nagging users to set Edge as the default browser

    Cannot set Edge as default browser | Windows 10

    Edge does not appear on the default browser list.



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    jaden, Sep 30, 2020
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