Comment on What it takes to close Microsoft Edge (⏩ 2x)
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months agoBe aware that the new explorer.exe seems to be dependant on some parts on edge.
I believe I saw flashes of edge in windows explorer during a crash
Comment on What it takes to close Microsoft Edge (⏩ 2x)
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months agoBe aware that the new explorer.exe seems to be dependant on some parts on edge.
I believe I saw flashes of edge in windows explorer during a crash
ChaoticNeutralCzech@lemmy.one 7 months ago
That’s exactly what Microsoft did in the 1990s after an antitrust lawsuit for hindering free browser selection: integrated Internet Explorer into Explorer to have an excuse for having it preinstalled.
The EU is taking similar steps but I tgink Edge WebView will stay essential. Removing it on a laptop broke biometrics (aka Windows Hello: fingerprint sensor and face recognition) and I had to use a restore point. Seems sketchy to use a browser engine for essential security features – at this point, I would hope I had triggered some OS tamper-detection because the alternative is an OS whose login system is infected with an unpopular browser not because it enhances security but out of spite.