Hot Take Stop Microsoft Edge From Opening Your Browser History at Startup

[lokamoka820]

Microsoft’s added a supposedly helpful feature called Site Suggestions to Microsoft Edge that feels more like a virus than something useful. When you open Edge, select pages from your browser history load automatically. The good news is you can stop this from happening.

Microsoft Testing Edge Site Suggestions​

Starting with Microsoft Edge Canary 137, you might get an unwelcome surprise when you start Edge. Random pages from your browser history fill your screen. For users who had no idea about this new feature, it feels more like malware trying to take over your PC.

Edge and Your Privacy​

It’s not anything new that Microsoft collects data from you. By default, Edge gathers information from your browsing history, web content you view, favorites, and general usage to personalize your experience in search, ads, news, and more. This is explained in Edge’s privacy settings.

Site Suggestions Vs. Suggested Sites​

Most browsers, including Edge, give you suggested sites as you type in the address bar. This is usually based on your browser history and previous searches. This isn’t the same as the new Edge Site Suggestions.

At the time of writing, not all users have Site Suggestions. It’s being tested with some users and may roll out to all users in a later Edge update.

You can turn off these suggestions as well. Open Edge’s Settings and go to Privacy, search, and services -> Address bar and search -> Search suggestions and filters.

Table of Contents​

• Microsoft Testing Edge Site Suggestions
• Edge and Your Privacy
• Turn Off Personalization and Advertising
• Turn Off Edge Site Suggestions
• Clear Browsing History
• Site Suggestions Vs. Suggested Sites
• Skip Edge Suggestions With Another Browser

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[oldschool]

Users always have to be on the lookout with MS adding these 'features' to Edge. It's too bad, as they really had a chance to make a run at Chrome, but that ship sailed long ago.
Now Chrome is the lean and mean browser.

 

[lokamoka820]

I tried many times to use edge as my main browser (after modifying its settings to be more private) but it keeps adding new ones enabled by default and without asking the user or notifying at least, so I have to check it periodically, now I just use it just as a secure browser to check my emails and log in to other important accounts but not for my daily browsing stuff.

 

[oldschool]

I tried many times to use edge as my main browser (after modifying its settings to be more private) but it keeps adding new ones enabled by default and without asking the user or notifying at least, so I have to check it periodically, now I just use it just as a secure browser to check my emails and log in to other important accounts but not for my daily browsing stuff.

This is how I'm using it.

Like I've said many times before, they had a great opportunity when they switched to Chromium code, and most of what they've done since then has been turning off its own user base. And justifiably so. A damn shame.

 

[Sorrento]

It is a pity that once again MS have managed to make a browser (Edge) part of Windows, removing it isn't overly helpful though I've done it at times - There were many promises from MS when Edge was in Beta as to the many parts that were removed compared to Chrome, & they actually made a chart showing the differences - They now seemed to have added far more than Chrome, so maybe use Chrome instead you wont be any worse off, or IMHO the Wolf.

 

[lokamoka820]

It is a pity that once again MS have managed to make a browser (Edge) part of Windows, removing it isn't overly helpful though I've done it at times - There were many promises from MS when Edge was in Beta as to the many parts that were removed compared to Chrome, & they actually made a chart showing the differences - They now seemed to have added far more than Chrome, so maybe use Chrome instead you wont be any worse off, or IMHO the Wolf.

Unfortunately, Edge can't be removed because it is now part of windows, (yes you can remove it with 3rd party uninstallers, but it is not recommended) and that because one of its parts (msedgewebview2.exe) are needed for other apps to use/connect to internet properly, for example: if you check for updates in ImageGlass app, the popup that shows the info will use it to work properly.