Overview

• Windows install workflows now display a live warning advising users against installing Chrome by highlighting Edge’s security and Microsoft trust.
• Hidden in Edge Canary builds are feature flags—including “msPinningCampaignChromeUsageGreaterThan90Trigger”—to prompt heavy Chrome users to pin Edge once they close Chrome.
• These targeted pinning and prompt flags remain in development and are not broadly activated for most Windows users.
• Analysts say determining individual browser usage will likely depend on telemetry data, raising concerns over user privacy and potential antitrust issues.
• Microsoft and Google have not publicly addressed recent reports, which follow EU Digital Markets Act–driven restrictions on default-browser prompts in the EEA.