Windows 10: Google Serving Win 10 Edge Browser Users the Old-Style Search Engine

Google Serving Windows 10 Edge Browser Users the Old-Style Search Engine Layout
Changing the user agent does the trick, though

Read more: http://news.softpedia.com/news/googl...t-501794.shtml

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bing **** pop up on laptop by itself when browser is open on another page

That's your problem. Change search engines to Google or Bing and you shouldn't see the popups anymore.

Why? DuckDuckGo is good search engine, no ads.

Look at the list you posted. Duckduck is serving the content. Their address is at the start which means the content is coming from their site.

 

Keeping Google as Internet option stay

There is no browser called Google. Google search engine is the webpage you use to search for web content.

What browser do you use if not Edge or Internet Explorer.

 

It's really not a big deal in the long run. Google got a bug up somewhere and they provide an older look to their site for Edge.

 

It's the non-touch version of Google search with a very degraded experience for devices with touch capabilities... The browser wars are alive and well, looks like Edge is the new Netscape *Huh

 

I never knew there were two versions of how it displayed (99% of my browsing is with Bing anyway) but fwiw, I think the black menu bar is much nicer and more understandable and given a choice that is the one I would choose.

 

Previously, you could use the "noj" parameter and disable the touch version of Google and instead use the version with the 'black menu': Google

About 3 months ago Google removed that parameter and redirected everyone back to the touch version. You have to completely disable javascript in the browser options to get the non-touch version (black menu)... Hence the browser wars reference, Google has been restricting the WP8 browser with the non-touch version for the last two years and has now expanded that policy to WP10 and included Windows 10 (Edge).

WP10 and Edge have higher web standards compatibility than even Firefox and there is no reason to restrict the usability of Google search on touch based devices running WP8, WP10 and Windows 10 (Edge). The policy is almost identical to what Microsoft was doing to in the 90s by forcing Netscape users to have a limited and degraded browsing experience, except this time it's Google forcing the degraded experience on WP8, WP10 and Edge (desktop) users *Huh

 

Can Edge use a different user agent string (say IE11) just for the Google search page?
I'm sure this will be remedied at some point. I don't think Edge is the new Netcape yet.

One broswer I admit I liked a bit, was the Metro IE 10 on Windows 8 (or the IE 11 version on Windows 8.1 - same thing basically). Too bad that couldn't be retained for Windows 10 (with the same rendering engine that Edge uses).

 

Just tried this on WP10, when viewing the full site the black bar is not very easy to use

The mobile version is still ok, but it keeps prompting to install Google Android Apps *Sad

 

Thanks for the detailed explanation and a bit of history. I had no idea tbh. I do hope that Edge goes the distance because its a browser that I've really taken too. Its generally excellent.

 

Oh I like it!
Search Engine toolbars are always good, and easier to find what you want*Biggrin
Just like Bing's homepage(just not so classy)

 

I agree.. I prefer the old style over the new one that Google has.

 

Yep, I don't really care for "Hidden & Hamburger"

 

Been getting this on all my devices with Edge. It also affects G+. I lose the top right buttons, which is especially annoying as the notification button is gone so can't click to see updates on posts. Chrome - fine.

I do wonder if Google are trying to degrade it for touch given that Chrome is horrible for touch. I like Chrome but, but Edge is so much smoother on touch scroll. Chrome is a struggle to use with touch on a low performance device such as an Atom based tablet (yet oddly works better with mouse but I don't carry a mouse around with me usually).

 

Hello guys, I'm new here but I've often read the forums!

Looks like that the black bar is back from today, at least for me and only with Edge...Did anyone have the same problem? How did you solve it? :\

Ty *Biggrin