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.

  • @555
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    595 months ago

    <Obligatory Linux plug>

    • trevor
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      285 months ago

      Obligatory people getting mad at you for people suggesting you stop using software that is openly hostile toward you response.

      • @555
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        -35 months ago

        Smug reminder that macOS is best OS

        • trevor
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          55 months ago

          Lol. It’s a close second, but at least Apple isn’t blatantly hostile toward users in the same way that Microsoft is.