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Microsoft Edge nags users with a 3D banner to change Windows 11's default browser (www.windowslatest.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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Would you use Edge as your default browser on Windows 11 if Microsoft nags you with a 3D banner? Microsoft thinks you would. In a new experiment, which appears to be rolling out to Edge stable on Windows 11, Microsoft has turned on a banner that uses 3D graphics to promote the browser.

First spotted by Windows Latest, Microsoft has been testing the new 3D banner for a while now, but it’s now rolling out to more people. If Edge is not your default browser and you open it directly or through files like PDFs, a new banner will remind you to change your default browser settings.

The banner explains that using Edge as your default browser can help protect you from phishing and malware attacks. It asks you to confirm this change by clicking “Set default,” and then you need to confirm again in the Windows settings app.

The pop-up screen will appear after you install the new Windows updates. If you skip the banner, you’ll get another reminder to use Edge when you open the browser.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 4 months ago (12 children)

When did desktop operating systems become a place for live A/B tests of ads?

This is something I expect from a malicious website like Facebook, not the fucking operating system.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

As somebody recently reminded me... Think googled android but with more legs!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't think I've ever gotten an ad from the OS on Android. I know some manufacturers, Samsung in particular, include ads but that's not "Android" so much as "Samsung's shitty skin of Android."

The closest I've gotten to an ad on Pixel is a thing to review new features after updates.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I think you are missing the point here and how ad tracking works tbh.

Googled android is deff sucking u try on data and them using that data to shows ads where they see you serfing.

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