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Edge Collections - Star To Collect - bad idea not to include a remove option
I noticed in the newer versions of edge collections "Start to collect" - After searching I've found this to be a very bad addition to collections. Collections actually got me away from pocket but wi...
Cody Arnould Since I signed out of my MS account, I have no longer had to deal with "Start to collect" for over a month. Granted that my devices Edge browsers are not synchronized, but I don't need them to be. I did send MS an email saying that I would no longer sign to my Edge browser to my MS account because of "Start to collect". I'm hoping that this will have more punch than simply telling them to give me an option to disable it. But will see, won't we?
- I gave up a while ago and just switched over to Pocket for saving and tagging items. I moved every item in my collections out to Pocket. They have a nice browser extension, and since it's a Mozilla product, they won't inundate you with irrelevant ads or other GUI nonsense. Best of all, it's portable and can be used in any browser.
Because this annoyance has riled me for some time now, I recently switched to Chrome. Nevertheless, I do open Edge every once in a while to see whether Microsoft has finally ditched this unwanted feature. Alas, nothing has happened so far. A few days ago, I then decided to reset Edge and start anew. To my surprise, I have run into two new frustrating issues:
- Every time I open Edge, a privacy settings statement with prompt opens, which I have to confirm. I have not been able to find a way to stop this. This is incredibly annoying!
- Nine unwanted Direct links are displayed on the start page. Even If I remove each one individually, they reappear every time I restart Edge. This is similar to the Start to Collect disaster. Microsoft is shoving things down my throat that I simply don’t want.
I feel like I’m in a bad movie. Does anybody have a solution to at least my last two problems?
mercerlivede There are extensions out there which give a blank home page.
In a world where you can just type a search term in the address bar who needs a home page anyway ?
The failure to remember that you've answered the privacy thing suggests you're deleting all cookies every time you exit.
- This is a good suggestion. I dislike having to use an add-on to replace native functionality, but I dislike even more how they are trying to force this spam on us. Complaining alone isn't the answer as I'm sure MS is getting revenue for clicks on that spam. There needs to be a drop in usage to get their attention. I will definitely look into Pocket.
