Would you use Edge as your default browser on Windows 11 if Microsoft nags you with a 3D banner? Microsoft thinks you would. In a new experiment, which appears to be rolling out to Edge stable on Windows 11, Microsoft has turned on a banner that uses 3D graphics to promote the browser.

First spotted by Windows Latest, Microsoft has been testing the new 3D banner for a while now, but it’s now rolling out to more people. If Edge is not your default browser and you open it directly or through files like PDFs, a new banner will remind you to change your default browser settings.

The banner explains that using Edge as your default browser can help protect you from phishing and malware attacks. It asks you to confirm this change by clicking “Set default,” and then you need to confirm again in the Windows settings app.

The pop-up screen will appear after you install the new Windows updates. If you skip the banner, you’ll get another reminder to use Edge when you open the browser.

  • androogee (they/she)
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    185 months ago

    How many ai “improvements” do you think are based on ideas generated by ai at this point?

    The answer is definitely not zero. Which is pretty fuckin weird, the more I think about it.

    • Richard
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      35 months ago

      Unfortunately, there are plenty enough humans to come up with stupid shit like this.

      • @oo1
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        25 months ago

        yeah but ai means the same stupid ape can excrete 25 times the stupid shit in the same time period. That’s progress.