why does MS screw us with some updates, Edge Browser

retiredat44 · Monday at 4:59 PM

why does MS screw us with some updates, Edge Browser. Every time they update, the browser wants to send me to re-education camp with telling me the features. I don't care. Worse yet! they wipe my stored passwords for all the websites I have passwords for instant login! I put of saying anything for a long time, but they need to be told to *-off! and stop doing this to us. I know they love adding junk to their software but stop treating us like we never saw a browser before! stop making us go through the settings each time, stop wiping our info! I bet there are more out there that have had it too!

Josey Wales · Monday at 5:05 PM

That is why I use Firefox and not EDGE. I don't want or need to be concerned about a Browser I do not use. Why, only a Higher Power can answer that..

Berton · Monday at 5:09 PM

retiredat44 said:
why does MS screw us with some updates

Because we only pay for license to use Windows, either through OEM or Retail, and Microsoft wants everyone to have the same experiences and to that end we get updates.

antspants · Monday at 5:25 PM

I’m not sure if this also includes Edge

Enable or Disable Windows Welcome Experience in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing the Windows welcome experience for your account in Windows 11. The Windows welcome experience will show after updates and occasionally when you sign in to highlight what's new and suggested. Option One: Enable or Disable Windows...

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I’ve got it turned off for Edge in Winaero Tweaker I believe.

antspants · Monday at 5:30 PM

See if this still works?

Registry

Open Registry Editor: Type "regedit" in the Run dialog box and press Enter.
Navigate to the Edge registry key: Go to SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge.
Find and set the value: Locate the HideFirstRunExperience key and set its value to "1".

retiredat44 · Monday at 7:33 PM

Thank you, I did download this before, but stopped short of using it. I have been around quite a while, through all the browser wars and the ones that came and went. Either I finally blew up, or they just don't get the message. Or both.

Berton · Monday at 7:38 PM

retiredat44 said:
but they need to be told to *-off

"They" may not respond but I do forward my thoughts/opinions via the Feedback Hub on Start, at least get them added to the list. Things were simpler with my first computer in '92 and Dial-Up connecting to Bulletin Boards to download and try Shareware.

retiredat44 · 2025-05-27T17:08:05-0400

Berton said:
"They" may not respond but I do forward my thoughts/opinions via the Feedback Hub on Start, at least get them added to the list. Things were simpler with my first computer in '92 and Dial-Up connecting to Bulletin Boards to download and try Shareware.

the AOL Years... (we were stupid at 300 baud back then...) IMHO

RFS · 2025-05-27T17:14:20-0400

retiredat44 said:
Worse yet! they wipe my stored passwords for all the websites I have passwords for instant login!

I've used Edge for many years now and it's never done that for me.

antspants · 2025-05-27T17:57:19-0400

RFS said:
I've used Edge for many years now and it's never done that for me.

I hardly use Edge but I concur, never happened to me either.
Are we talking Cookies or stored passwords?

TairikuOkami · 2025-05-28T02:02:05-0400

RFS said:
I've used Edge for many years now and it's never done that for me.

I stopped using Edge PM after it removed all my synced passwords in all devices.
But it also happens when switching channels stable, beta. It wipes the profile clean.

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