Microsoft Edge is integrated with File Explorer in Windows 10 through a feature called "Pick up where you left off". This feature allows users to resume their browsing session from Microsoft Edge directly within File Explorer.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Their other apps use it or part of it in the background.

Kind of like old Windows apps always used Explorer when they needed a browser

I wouldn’t be surprised if the start menu was using Edge for their search/ads

[–] kamenLady@startrek.website 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're telling me, that Windows now shows ads in the start menu?

Sorry, it's probably a stupid question, but i haven't used windows since XP.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Most are in your system notifications but you’ll have “suggested apps” in the start menu for easy one-click installs

When you try to log out you’ll see ads for OneDrive and Office 365 apparently

There’s this

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-do-i-remove-ads-from-windows-11-start-menu/acee8751-31e3-4abd-8caa-28ae7ba486fe

[–] kamenLady@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

Wow - that's really something.

It could almost be compared to Google's feed, included in the pixel launcher...

For some time now, every 5th or 6th card is an ad ... And over time they slowly look just like the normal news cards.

Yeah, nowadays we're getting ads forced upon us - one way or the other ads have to be seen, preferably clicked on, by us.