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Future Windows 10 update could interrupt Chrome & Firefox installations with Edge browser reminder

An Insider build is giving us a glimpse at a potentially annoying future update for the operating system.

Charles Singletary Jr

September 13, 2018 10:05 AM

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Sneaky, sneaky Microsoft. The competition between the many web browsers used on the Windows operating system continues, but it looks like Microsoft is tipping the balance in a slick way. When trying to install Firefox or Chrome web browsers on a recent Windows 10 Insider build, the installation is interrupted by the OS.

As reported by Ghacks.net, the interruption quickly reminds you that Edge is already installed on the device and that it is "safer and faster than the browser than the user was about to install on the device." Users can continue by either opening Edge or continuing the installation. There's also an option in the interruption to disable this type of warning but, as the report points out, there actually isn't an option to do so once you click the link. Keep in mind that it is an Insider build where things are being tested out, so there's a chance that either the whole interaction could be scrapped or the option to shut it down will be added later on.

All of this happened on Insider build 1809 and the next major Windows 10 update goes live in October, so we'll see then if this new interaction makes the final build. Stay tuned to Shacknews for additional updates.

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