Edge Browser Comments

Well yes and no.

1. It's not available in the U.S.

2. It's for those who don't want to pay for heated seats as an accessory option on the car. It allows buyers to pay the lower upfront price for the car and then if desired, try out the seats after the fact. You can still get heated seats the normal way, with the upfront price of the car. BMW has stated that if you purchase the accessory with the vehical as normal, there will never be subscription costs.

Depending on where you live and how many cold months there are per year, it might actually be more economical to subscribe to the feaure only for the coldest months.

Sorry Chesham, my windows 7 is bulletproof.

Perhaps I failed to advise, its Windows10 that has all the crap.

I use 2 computers, Win7 for all my work (and it is Offline)

Win10 for surfing and streaming. (and SCF)
Win10 is 10/10 for apparent safety, I never seem to ever get viruses anymore
but, as I said the Edge and anti-social media prompting is a boor.

Win10 is also, a surprise, it handles my old 1980's software without a hiccup
Picasa, ACDSee and MSWorks (If I ever want it, on Win10)

Win 10 has a love / hate relationship.

Yes, I'm on Edge, too.


John

p.s. I really don't have major problems with it - just thought that this was amusing for some reason...

Rod,

You can turn off or delete all of the stuff that you dislike in your surfing machine, just saying

I use Windows 11, have an empty desktop, a minimal task bar, only addition is the current temp, and it works 100% offline. After the last hurricane, our house in Florida did not have internet for 6 weeks, my PC continued to work without interruption. The only thing that it was lacking was streaming content. It also fully backed up the hard drive contents once the internet came back on.

I agree with Chesham, I have turned off all the social stuff and other 'extras' that come with Win10/11 and this makes the interface virtual the same as a Win 7 desktop. But it does take some digging around to get this done.
Don

Few people realize that their vehicles have heated seats, heated steering wheels, automatic high beams etc. but they are simply not activated. If you check the option box for the item, the automaker unblocks the function.

Ford is a great example. Many of their late model pickup trucks from the Lariat trim upwards have the equipment for these things installed but maybe not enabled. Some people wised up to this a few years back and used FORSCAN to enable the functions using code available on truck forums. You can even make your headlight s strobe or change the intensity of your DRL's. Ford has now wised up and starting with the new Mustang you will no longer be able to plug in to the module at all. The F150 has gone to OTA updates which also locks you out of tinkering yourself. Aftermarket customizers are livid because they can no longer change things up without Ford's direct involvement.

I run Windows 10 or 11 on everything. No incompatibility issues with anything, including Adobe FrameMaker versions going back about a decade.

The biggest problem I have are the [CENSORED] hardware security requirements for Windows 11, meaning that my primary workstation, an i7-6700k with 64GB of RAM, a PERFECTLY viable computer, cannot run Windows 11 without hacked/bootlegged contortions. I also have an older high-end gaming laptop that I cannot install Win 11 on.

I'll be able to continue using them until Windows 10 end of life in 2025, but it's [CENSORED] annoying.

OK Perhaps I have been lazy,
IIRC one cannot remove Edge?

I'll Google "how to remove........"

So what do I call this interfering Pop Up, so I can dump it in the garbage



All sorted
"how to remove newsfeeds" turned off that was easy.

So... don't use Edge, use Chrome or Firefox. Don't use Windows, get a Mac.

Heresy !

Removing Edge failed, I tried..

You can uninstall or disable Microsoft Edge easily by going to Settings, Apps, Apps and Features and lastly tapping on Uninstall button. (not worked) In case the Uninstall button is unclickable on your PC, then you use the command prompt to uninstall or disable Microsoft Edge forcibly.16 Jan 2023

Follow the below steps to uninstall Microsoft Edge with a command prompt:

Step 1: Open Microsoft Edge on your Windows PC and tap on the three-dot menu icon from the top right corner. From the menu options, select Help and feedback.

Help and feedback.

Step 2: Under Help and Feedback, the last option will be About Microsoft Edge tap on it. In About you will find the version number of Edge running on your PC. Take a correct note of the version number as it will be needed in the upcoming steps.

version number

Step 3: In the next step, type cmd in the search box. Among the search results, click on Command Prompt app and then select Run as administrator.

Command Prompt

Step 4: Once Command Prompt gets opened on your PC copy, paste the below command, and hit enter. Replace xxx with the version of Microsoft Edge. Remember, you took a note of the version number in Step 2.

cd %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\110.0.1587.50\Installer

Administrator command prompt

Step 5: Running this command will take you to the Edge Installer folder. Once you are there, copy and paste the below command.

setup.exe –uninstall –system-level –verbose-logging –force-uninstall

Edge Installer

Step 6: You will get a prompt "Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device". Tap on yes to give the final confirmation. Once done Microsoft Edge will be completely uninstalled from your PC.

The Microsoft Edge shortcut will disappear from the desktop and also the Taskbar. Some users still see the Microsoft Edge when they try to access it from the Start Menu, but clicking on it does nothing. You can get rid of the Microsoft Edge from there as well by restarting your PC. So, this is how you can uninstall Microsoft Edge with a command prompt.

If you're computer smart and want to de-bloat Win10 or Win11, search for ThisIsWin10 or ThisIsWin11. They allow you to remove a bunch of the pre-installed crap.

Or if you're feeling extra brave, Ghost Spectre's SuperLite versions of Windows that are very bare bones, removing pretty much everything but the core functions.

Out of the box it tries to get in your way with web content you do not want to see.

I am thinking of finally ending my association with
my beloved Win7
The old Seagate HDD has been whirring around for 10 years or so.

I emailed a local computer seller / builder recently,
and requested a certain build, Win 10, with all varieties of USB 3
to accomodate all my old software.

I gave him a max budget of $2000

His reponse, "Sorry, don't have time , and the old software wont work on
these machines" Seems he only wants to sell off shelf stuff.

I think I'll just buy a Major outlet off the shelf desktop (large type)
and play around with that before migrating all my
data across.

Any pros / cons, recomenations on Major Windows makes please? (Non Gaming) (and will be used offline)
HP? Dell ? or whatever?

Either should be fine, although I personally prefer Dell over HP for reliability. Others' opinions may differ.

If you're not gaming, you should actually be able to get a decently powered machine that will offer years of performance for about half the budget you proposed (excluding monitors, printers, and other accessories).

EDIT: I keep forgetting you're not in the U.S. No idea what configurations or pricepoints are available down under and I was referring to US$2000 not AU$2000.

Agree with Dan and would add; save money on the CPU, spend money on the SSD drive and RAM.
Don