Edge: Just how nasty can Microsoft get !!

I'm really at the end of my tether with Edge, Thing is I believe it really is a good browser but they keep doing things that totally piddle people off !!
I've had to go through and reset so many settings!

zooburner said:

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I'm really at the end of my tether with Edge, Thing is I believe it really is a good browser but they keep doing things that totally piddle people off !!
I've had to go through and reset so many settings!

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Well if you no longer wan to use Edge, you can try either, or both, of the following apps: Edge Blocker v2.0 or Download GoAwayEdge 2.0.3 - MajorGeeks. Good Luck.

zooburner said:

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I'm really at the end of my tether with Edge, Thing is I believe it really is a good browser but they keep doing things that totally piddle people off !!
I've had to go through and reset so many settings!

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They fixed it and apologized, what's the problem? You want them to wash your dishes as well?

I don't understand the outrage, Zoo, can you explain it?
Microsoft owned up to whatever (if anything) happened. And fixed it.

Here's a lazy Co-Pilot cheat-sheet:


Microsoft Edge: "Your browser defaults had been changed unintentionally"

This message appears when Edge detects that one of your core browser defaults changed suddenly and it believes the change was not user‑initiated. Edge then restores its recommended defaults automatically.

What triggers this message?

• Profile corruption (Edge can't load your profile cleanly)
• Sync conflicts between local and cloud settings
• Extensions modifying startup/search/homepage settings
• External software (AV suites, “optimizer” tools, cleaners)
• Edge crash or improper shutdown causing a recovery state

What Edge usually resets

• Startup page / new tab page
• Search engine
• Pinned tabs
• Site permissions
• Extensions may be disabled

Your personal data (favorites, passwords, history) is not removed.

If it keeps happening

• Check your active profile: Settings → Profiles
• Repair Edge: Windows Settings → Apps → Microsoft Edge → Modify → Repair
• Disable all extensions → re‑enable one by one
• Remove any “system cleaners” or browser‑tweaking tools
• Check for sync issues (turn sync off/on)

Summary
Edge is basically telling you: “Something changed a core setting without your action, so we restored the defaults.”
If it’s a one‑off, ignore it. If it repeats, you likely have a profile issue, a sync conflict, or an extension/software interfering.

I got that message on two of my systems too. Didn't notice anything had changed though so I just ignored it and carried on,

I gave up with Edge earlier this year (turned everything off related to it, deleted shortcuts and blocked Internet access) because it repeatedly changed my Home Page to a New Tab Page complete with all the ad ridden junk and news stories splashed all over it and my bookmarks spread across the top. It would happen after a few restarts of Edge. It also removed my 2 extensions (NoScript and uBlock Origin) every time.

It also did the same thing on the 3 desktop PC's I have here.

I read posts on places like Reddit where other people were having the same problem, particularly in my part of the world for some reason?

I tried Edge again a couple of weeks ago, updated it but it still does the same thing so it's disabled and ignored again. Also tried resetting Edge several times but it didn't help. I thought uBlock Origin might have had something to do with it seeing as it isn't supposed to work with Edge (or Google Chrome) anymore so I didn't reinstall that but it didn't make any difference.

zooburner said:

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I'm really at the end of my tether with Edge, Thing is I believe it really is a good browser but they keep doing things that totally piddle people off !!
I've had to go through and reset so many settings!

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You can always use Firefox...