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blogslut

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5. Edge is designed to work in conjunction with the Windows digital assistant, Cortana.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Mon Feb 15, 2016, 02:06 PM

Feb 2016

In other words, if you make a non-Windows browser program your default, then, when you ask internet search-based questions of Cortana, the program's results might render error messages instead of helpful pages.

You don't have to use Edge to browse the web but you might want to keep it as the default browser if you wish to take full advantage of Cortana.

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New computer: Lenovo Windows 10 They want me to use Microsoft Edge as my browser. I like Chrome [View all] Maraya1969 Jan 2016 OP

Chrome is superior right now to Edge steve2470 Jan 2016 #1

Use whatever you are comfortable with. It only makes a difference for some things Gore1FL Jan 2016 #2

Just set your default browser to Chrome. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2016 #3

As I understand it, Edge will be quite a beast in the future ... Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2016 #4

Edge is designed to work in conjunction with the Windows digital assistant, Cortana. blogslut Feb 2016 #5

I have used Edge, Chrome and Firefox ian cameron dromore Mar 2016 #6

They should have named Edge, Sledge RoccoR5955 Apr 2016 #7