Battle Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Edge in 2026 — Which Browser Should Home Users Trust?

[ForgottenSeer 114717]

The "Browser Wars" of "What is best browser?" still remain a thing?

Some things will just never die.

 

[Parkinsond]

With the latest W 11 update, Edge and Edge webview2 can both be uninstalled without the need to change region to EU from W 11 IoT Ent LTSC.

 

[Slerion]

With the latest W 11 update, Edge and Edge webview2 can both be uninstalled without the need to change region to EU from W 11 IoT Ent LTSC.

Yeah but isnt webview and edge used for tons of programs as backbone to render / work?

 

[Parkinsond]

Yeah but isnt webview and edge used for tons of programs as backbone to render / work?

For me, they are not; it is according to everyone installed programs.
But I intend to keep Edge, not for the sake of its blue eyes, but I have no better option.

 

[Marko :)]

Yeah but isnt webview and edge used for tons of programs as backbone to render / work?

No. Though uninstalling WebView does break some features in the OS, like widgets and troubleshooters. If you don't use any of those, you can safely uninstall it. In case you need it and want to install it again, you can download it from here.

 

[Sorrento]

I removed Edge well over a month ago without issues so far, there are a few bits left in Program Files (x86) I can delete them without issue but if I do it breaks McAfee? That seems to be the only problem I've had, still glad to see the back of Edge & use Firefox (Wolf) mostly but also Brave.

 

[anirbandutta01]

In my case:-

1. Primary browser - Edge ( Fastest page loading, strongest security with Microsoft integration )

2. Secondary browser - Firefox ( Good privacy, few websites not working properly ) [ slow loading, high RAM usage & page rendering ]

3. Other browsers -

A. Chrome ( Fast page loading, browser sandbox technology, lots of add ons, no privacy , Google integration )

B. Brave [ currently using ] ( Strongest privacy, faster page loading )

All these 4 browsers mentioned here offers very good cross device sync.

 

[Sorrento]

For me Firefox or Wolf is as fast as any Chrome browser, if its not its undetectable.

 

[Marko :)]

I removed Edge well over a month ago without issues so far, there are a few bits left in Program Files (x86) I can delete them without issue but if I do it breaks McAfee? That seems to be the only problem I've had, still glad to see the back of Edge & use Firefox (Wolf) mostly but also Brave.

I uninstalled it too, but WebView reinstalled itself after some update. And I'm kind of glad it did because new troubleshooters are actually helpful and can actually fix issues. Edge, on the other hand, remains uninstalled on my device permanently.

 

[Burbulator]

Firefox is my favorite and main browser on any OS I am using Windows, MacOS, Linux.
I had tried Chrome, Brave and others but I always back to FF. I am not saying other browsers are bad but for me FF is most convenient

 

[stonjean633]

I got Opera, FF,Edge, Chrome,Brave,SeaMonkey all installed.
My all time fave with them is FF even thou it has high RAM usage at default. On top of that I can alao cache everything to RAM without using any ramdisk.

 

[Nunzio_77]

I use Chrome with Ghostery e Traffic Light extention.

 

[anirbandutta01]

Firefox & Edge

 

[ForgottenSeer 94738]

Firefox, Edge only if Firefox has problems with a web page.

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

I voted for Chrome, which has become my primary browser.

I use it with AdGuard Browser Extension in Hard Mode + TLD.
I find it annoying to use AG with DNT enabled, so I have set only GPC enabled (this involves the use of a rule + ModHeader) as some forum members already know.
Considering that my MV3 adblocker filters are updated fairly infrequently at the moment, DNS-level filtering needs to be integrated.

I also had to add a policy for deleting data on exit.

Here is my Cover You Tracks test:

It is interesting to note that even with uBoL, the test is similar or almost identical.

 

[anirbandutta01]

I change my vote to Firefox as primary & Chrome as secondary.

 

[anirbandutta01]

I also had

Cloud you please share? And is there any policy to prevent fingerprint tracking fully? What's your process to prevent it partially?

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

Cloud you please share? And is there any policy to prevent fingerprint tracking fully? What's your process to prevent it partially?

The policy is as follows:

Chrome Enterprise Policy List & Management | Documentation

You can find the string values in the text.
It is very important, as you can see, that the policy must be placed as a subfolder of Chrome:




Probably, because I don't actually know the EEF method for achieving this result, there is no single operation that allows me to obtain partial protection against fingerprinting tests.
But I believe it is the result of a combination of settings.

 

[Brahman]

I stopped using chrome, why should google alone have my data, let others have it too. Currently running Vivaldi, comet and Ulla and out of which comet is the scariest one..ai infused browsers can help companies to know not only what you clicked but why you clicked and in future will know whats your next click is-next level "prefetch".

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

I forgot to mention that using even one policy in any Chromium browser means you have to use at least two more.
This is because the first policy disables secure DNS, which then has to be reset with two policies.

Good evening ( in Italy it's evening here) to you all.