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Microsoft Edge will automatically open by default every time you turn on your Windows 11 PC
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cant you just go into task manager and disable run on startup?
i'm sure there'll be some way to turn if off but even if it's that simple most people would be too inexperienced or lazy to do it
Also fewer and fewer people even know how to change the settings on their stuff.
This isn't usually a skill issue, it's a knowledge issue, fixed by RTFM. Or Google.
I think "lazy" might be the wrong word to use here. "Lazy" is when you don't feel like doing laundry.
Frustrated is a better description, I think.
Frustrated by an entitled company which packages invasive data collection into a product with a 70% market share of laptops and desktops.
Frustrated that manufacturers of these products don't provide Linux options out of the box.
Frustrated that they can't just buy a USB stick loaded with Linux and install it.
Frustrated that they have to worry about bricking their laptop if they fuck it up.
Frustrated that streaming video stuttered and there didn't seem to be any way to troubleshoot it.
At least, this describes my experience getting fed up with Windows and putting Ubuntu on my laptop. It was touch and go for a minute. A week actually. Pure frustration.
Now that it's up and running, though, I fucking love it. But getting there was quite a bit of hassle, ngl.
You don't even have to do that, you can just go to Settings.
Of course you can. Along with all the other annoyances Microsoft has added before, all the ones they will add in the future, and those you turned off, but they'll turn back on automatically.
Here's a pro tip: keep a text file of all the things you have to turn off again later. Separated into the following categories: turns back on every update, turns back on every startup, turns back on when starting a specific app, turns back on randomly, and can't be turned off anymore (for the future). Then make scripts to automate the process.
unfortunately i cant code so i guess its manual method for me
This is a sort of reputable script for removing most crap https://github.com/christitustech/winutil
thank you! i will try this, i have a tech friend who may be able to help :)