# Can I bitch about Microsoft Edge? Please **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 18, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963 "2017-05-18T22:39:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/1 "2017-05-18T22:39:41Z")
I fucking hate it! It constantly freezes up, and it takes a half a fucking hour to post three words here. I check the task manager, and it keeps the CPU hovering around 99% tied up. All The Fucking Time! Ads constantly. Can’t get an ad blocker to take. Tried several times. Okay, I’m fucking stupid, so probably my bad. I decide to try to download Firefox. Hurrah! Downloads and installs just dandy! Except it won’t import any stuff from Edge\* unless I have a second fucking\*\* DEVICE\*\*!\* I don’t have another fucking **device!** I fucking hate **devices!** So, Goddammit! Back to fucking Edge, and ads and freezing up and generally being driven to fucking drink! :mad::mad::(:mad: Bonus Pie for anybody who can turn me on to an ad blocker that works on this fucking Edge shit. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/2 "2017-05-18T22:46:06Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I > Bonus Pie for anybody who can turn me on to an ad blocker that works on this fucking Edge shit. If your Windows 10 install is up to the Anniversary Edition or beyond, then Adblock Plus works with Edge. Or just use Chrome like any sane human. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/3 "2017-05-18T22:49:44Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Or just use Chrome like any sane human. He shoots - - HE SCORES! I tried to use Edge and lasted about a day before reaching for the Chrome install. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/4 "2017-05-18T23:08:17Z")
On my Windows 10 computer, I ignore Edge and just use IE 11 instead. (Mostly, though, I use Chrome.) ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/5 "2017-05-18T23:33:41Z")
Here is how to export bookmarks from MS Edge: > **[How to Import and Export Favorites in Microsoft Edge - Make Tech Easier](https://www.maketecheasier.com/import-export-bookmarks-edge-browser/)** > > If you have just started using Microsoft Edge, it is very easy to import and export bookmarks from other browsers. Here's how to do it. Import that file into Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/6 "2017-05-18T23:37:34Z")
It looks like Chrome is wanting me to add another “device”. I got a chainsaw. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/7 "2017-05-19T01:16:54Z")
I still use Firefox. I don’t use Gmail either. Don’t feel like [del]selling[/del] giving my soul to Google. ---
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/8 "2017-05-19T04:56:13Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I fucking hate it! It constantly freezes up, and it takes a half a fucking hour to post three words here. I check the task manager, and it keeps the CPU hovering around 99% tied up. All The Fucking Time! > > Ads constantly. Can’t get an ad blocker to take. Tried several times. Okay, I’m fucking stupid, so probably my bad. > > I decide to try to download Firefox. Hurrah! Downloads and installs just dandy! Except it won’t import any stuff from Edge\* unless I have a second fucking\*\* DEVICE\*\*!\* > > I don’t have another fucking **device!** I fucking hate **devices!** > > So, Goddammit! Back to fucking Edge, and ads and freezing up and generally being driven to fucking drink! > > :mad::mad::(:mad: > > Bonus Pie for anybody who can turn me on to an ad blocker that works on this fucking Edge shit. There are some things about Edge that I like, but IE is still the better browser in many ways. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/9 "2017-05-19T04:57:25Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > It looks like Chrome is wanting me to add another “device”. > > I got a chainsaw. You can use Chrome without using a “device”. ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/10 "2017-05-19T05:48:49Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Bonus Pie for anybody who can turn me on to an ad blocker that works on this fucking Edge shit. I’ve heard good things about [uBlock Origin](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/ublock-origin/9nblggh444l4?rtc=1) ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/11 "2017-05-19T11:13:29Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > It looks like Chrome is wanting me to add another “device”. > > I got a chainsaw. The “device” is just your computer. Chrome or Firefox are asking if you want it to keep whatever settings you have, remember passwords et cetera or not. If you use them in multiple machines, you can have some remember stuff for ease of use, and others not: for example, my home computer remembers everything and logs me in to many sites automatically, but my work computer doesn’t. They’re using “device” instead of “computer” because it’s generic enough to cover any computer, excuse me, device, and doesn’t require having a different text depending on whether you’re on something that people do think of as a “computer”, or a “tablet”, or a “phone”. They were trying to avoid confusing those who can’t wrap their heads about the tablet or phone being a computer, but instead ran afoul of those who can’t think of their computers being devices. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/12 "2017-05-19T11:15:00Z")
I use uBlock Origin and strongly recommend it. I also use Firefox. Or Chrome. Or Vivaldi. Because life’s too short to use a Microsoft browser. I use uBlock Origin on all those browsers. I also use NoScript and turned off auto-play. ---
**Author:** ![Noelq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noelq/32/16438_2.png) [@Noelq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noelq)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/13 "2017-05-19T17:22:34Z")
You can also go to your default programs, and set your Internet Explorer to be your default browser. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/14 "2017-05-20T04:18:19Z")
So, I’ve tried Chrome, Firefox and IE. All the time, my CPU is running at 100% I’ve got a virus? Something else? Half hour to post this ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/15 "2017-05-20T04:42:20Z")
I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve got a big Windows update download/install going on in the background. You could check to see if it’s that or just leave your PC on, alone and online for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/16 "2017-05-20T05:22:23Z")
> [@voltaire](#): > > I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve got a big Windows update download/install going on in the background. You could check to see if it’s that or just leave your PC on, alone and online for a while. And get porn where? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/17 "2017-05-20T08:39:12Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > If your Windows 10 install is up to the Anniversary Edition or beyond, then Adblock Plus works with Edge. > > Or just use Chrome like any sane human. Chrome is rapidly shittifying as it transitions into an OS masquerading as a web browser. > [@Gatopescado](#): > > So, I’ve tried Chrome, Firefox and IE. > > All the time, my CPU is running at 100% > > I’ve got a virus? Something else? > > Half hour to post this Task Manager? What process(es) are pegging the CPU? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/18 "2017-05-20T20:49:22Z")
Edge and Edge Content Process. I end Content Process and then Edge just jump to compensate. :rolleyes: It’s pretty much always hovering around 90-98%. I just don’t know what’s happening sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/19 "2017-05-20T21:05:07Z")
9/10 times in a case like that, it’s a runaway ad making one of the plugins (e.g. Flash) consume all of the CPU time. disable add-ons/plugins and see if any of them make the problem go away. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963/20 "2017-05-20T21:21:10Z")
Just switch to Lynx. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bitch-about-microsoft-edge-please/786963.md?page=2)