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Microsoft is once again injecting pop-up ads into Google Chrome on Windows in a bid to get people to switch to Bing (www.theverge.com)

submitted 3 months ago by ForgottenFlux to c/technology

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The software giant first introduced malware-like pop-up ads last year with a prompt that appeared over the top of other apps and windows. After pausing that notification to address “unintended behavior,” the pop-ups have returned again on Windows 10 and 11.

Windows users have reported seeing the new pop-up in recent days, advertising Bing AI and Microsoft’s Bing search engine inside Google Chrome. If you click yes to this prompt, then Microsoft will set Bing as the default search engine for Chrome. These latest prompts look like malware, and once again have Windows users asking if they are legit or nefarious. Microsoft has confirmed to The Verge that the pop-ups are genuine and should only appear once.

Every trick Microsoft pulled to make you browse Edge instead of Chrome

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

These latest prompts ~~look like malware~~

Are malware.

The constant stream of this horseshit is why I abandoned Windows nonsense again.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

If I continue to break the law with my car they will take it away.

MS should be forced to sell Bing+Edge as a separate entity.

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

Legitimately the only reason I still have a Windows 10 ISO and key sitting on my long term storage drive is because I fear that I may have to install it to use VR whenever I get a new kit.

Please Valve. Pretty please....

Actually, didn't Facebook buy the lens company Valve was donating to and working with to develop their new VR lens tech? I forgot about that. Another reason to hate Facebook. (I refuse to call it the M word.)

[–] TheRedSpade 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Before my PC died, my Index was working under Arch FWIW. Can't speak for other hardware though

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

😍

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I still think it's wild that they just stole the name and bullied their way into keeping it and nothing bad happened.