▲ 536 ▼ Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users. (www.ctrl.blog) submitted 2 years ago by King@endlesstalk.org to c/technology@lemmy.ml 85 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RyanUrq1328@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) The problem with purging Edge is my Windows 10 install will not open Firefox when the OS calls for a browser. For instance certain help screens are displayed in Edge or they aren't displayed at all. And then there are Microsoft's repeated reinstallations of Edge when running updates. I have only one PC still running Windows and that's only because Microsoft deleted my dual boot Linux partition and it is difficult and time consuming to reinstall, but Windows will be blown away soon... Microsoft has been abusing their customers due to their market position for years and Justice Department needs to reopen that anti-trust suit. Time to break the company up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's no way windows would've deleted your dual boot partition, your Linux bootloader? Yes ive seen it do that a hundred times over, but I have never seen it overwrite an entire Linux EXT4 partition. The only time it would do that is if you installed it after installing Linux and did a reccomended install instead of a custom install. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* So if you haven't seen something happen it couldn't have happened to any of the billions of people in the world? If I said my computer won't power up someone here would insist I don't know how to press the power button. https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/windows-update-delete-linux/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RyanUrq1328@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) The problem with purging Edge is my Windows 10 install will not open Firefox when the OS calls for a browser. For instance certain help screens are displayed in Edge or they aren't displayed at all. And then there are Microsoft's repeated reinstallations of Edge when running updates. I have only one PC still running Windows and that's only because Microsoft deleted my dual boot Linux partition and it is difficult and time consuming to reinstall, but Windows will be blown away soon... Microsoft has been abusing their customers due to their market position for years and Justice Department needs to reopen that anti-trust suit. Time to break the company up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's no way windows would've deleted your dual boot partition, your Linux bootloader? Yes ive seen it do that a hundred times over, but I have never seen it overwrite an entire Linux EXT4 partition. The only time it would do that is if you installed it after installing Linux and did a reccomended install instead of a custom install. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* So if you haven't seen something happen it couldn't have happened to any of the billions of people in the world? If I said my computer won't power up someone here would insist I don't know how to press the power button. https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/windows-update-delete-linux/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) The problem with purging Edge is my Windows 10 install will not open Firefox when the OS calls for a browser. For instance certain help screens are displayed in Edge or they aren't displayed at all. And then there are Microsoft's repeated reinstallations of Edge when running updates. I have only one PC still running Windows and that's only because Microsoft deleted my dual boot Linux partition and it is difficult and time consuming to reinstall, but Windows will be blown away soon... Microsoft has been abusing their customers due to their market position for years and Justice Department needs to reopen that anti-trust suit. Time to break the company up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's no way windows would've deleted your dual boot partition, your Linux bootloader? Yes ive seen it do that a hundred times over, but I have never seen it overwrite an entire Linux EXT4 partition. The only time it would do that is if you installed it after installing Linux and did a reccomended install instead of a custom install. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* So if you haven't seen something happen it couldn't have happened to any of the billions of people in the world? If I said my computer won't power up someone here would insist I don't know how to press the power button. https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/windows-update-delete-linux/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's no way windows would've deleted your dual boot partition, your Linux bootloader? Yes ive seen it do that a hundred times over, but I have never seen it overwrite an entire Linux EXT4 partition. The only time it would do that is if you installed it after installing Linux and did a reccomended install instead of a custom install. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* So if you haven't seen something happen it couldn't have happened to any of the billions of people in the world? If I said my computer won't power up someone here would insist I don't know how to press the power button. https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/windows-update-delete-linux/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* So if you haven't seen something happen it couldn't have happened to any of the billions of people in the world? If I said my computer won't power up someone here would insist I don't know how to press the power button. https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/windows-update-delete-linux/ permalink fedilink source parent