Watch out, Windows 11 users - a new Edge pop-up is intruding on desktops, and it comes with a number of unpleasantly sneaky elements.

Open Edge and navigate to Settings. In the left panel, make sure you’re in Profiles. In the right panel, scroll down to Profile settings and click on Import browser data. Under “Import data from Google Chrome,” click on Import browsing data at each browser launch.

Microsoft has deployed numerous tactics to bring users over to Edge over the years, but it still hasn't stopped.

Uninstalling Edge is difficult, and Windows updates sometimes force the browser back onto users, causing inconvenience.

Microsoft Edge is shifting its strategy to reduce reliance on Chrome extensions. The company has removed link to Chrome Web Store in Canary.

Earlier this year Microsoft’s Edge browser automatically started up on my PC and imported my Chrome tabs without consent. Microsoft refused to explain why this behavior had occurred, and then quietly addressed the problem in a Microsoft Edge update.

Microsoft really wants you to use Edge. And as much as the company tries to put Edge above all its competitors, Chrome sees the most amount of aggression. After all, Edge is runni