Microsoft Edge is a core component of Windows 10 so you do have it on OS. I t can't be removed by conventional means and if you use unofficial methods to disable or get rid of Edge, it can potentially cause instability issues on Windows 10.

Maybe a application or Windows 10 is opening up Edge for some reason as the Firefox web browser has no use of Edge.

As you can see, included with Windows 10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Edge

Tyler Downer said

This is the website you're seeing: https://microsoftedgetips.microsoft.com/en-us/ I agree it shouldn't be opening if you don't want it to. It isn't opening in Firefox, it's opening in edge. Have you followed the steps at: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/turn-off-windows-10s-pushy-edge-notifications/

The notifications in your screenshot are not the notifications that are mentioned in the link that Tyler Downer gave you ......

And it's exactly what Scribe was talking about in your previous thread about this issue (which I mentioned earlier)'.

Tyler Downer said

This is the website you're seeing: https://microsoftedgetips.microsoft.com/en-us/ I agree it shouldn't be opening if you don't want it to. It isn't opening in Firefox, it's opening in edge. Have you followed the steps at: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/turn-off-windows-10s-pushy-edge-notifications/

Those are not the notifications shown in your previous screenshot, though - hence my remark.

My apologies.

I`ve been assuming those notifications are not on as they can`t be changed. The on part is greyed out. Maybe a way to activate this.

Terry said

I`ve been assuming those notifications are not on as they can`t be changed. The on part is greyed out. Maybe a way to activate this.

Would you please take a look at this article :

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/61006-turn-off-showing-notifications-action-center-windows-10-a.html

McCoy said

Terry said

I`ve been assuming those notifications are not on as they can`t be changed. The on part is greyed out. Maybe a way to activate this.

Would you please take a look at this article :

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/61006-turn-off-showing-notifications-action-center-windows-10-a.html

Hello again, i went in changed the registers see as below if that stops the screens coming up of course. All notifications are turned off

How to fix “Show app notifications” option greyed out in Windows 10 settings app after anniversary update

• Press WIn + R from your keyboard, type regedit into Run dialog box, and hit Enter to open Registry Editor. Or you can click on Start button, type regedit to search and select it from results.
• Navigate to the location below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications

and go to its right side pane, double click on the ToastEnabled string, change its value data to 1 in the pop-up box, and click OK button to save that.

• Then return to left pane and go to another tree:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications

Select PushNotifications key and go to its right pane. Repeat the same way to modify the Value data of ToastEnabled to 1.

• Close the Windows Registry Editor and re-open the Setting app to check if the WIndows 10 can toast the app notifications to action center on your desktop.

What do you think?

Terry said

What do you think?

That you did a great job  !

You do of course understand that the tenforums article explains when and why you couldn't turn off apps, as shown in one of your screenshots, as the option was greyed out.

In another screenshot though, you showed that you had indeed turned off "Get tips ..... etc. "

If that had been turned off all the time, and yet you did get that Edge screen when you start Firefox instead of your homepage : something is (or was) wrong. You have however had the technicians look for malware and ran malware scans yourself ......

Do you still get that Edge screen now when you open Firefox  ?

McCoy said

Terry said

What do you think?

That you did a great job  !

You do of course understand that the tenforums article explains when and why you couldn't turn off apps, as shown in one of your screenshots, as the option was greyed out.

In another screenshot though, you showed that you had indeed turned off "Get tips ..... etc. "

If that had been turned off all the time, and yet you did get that Edge screen when you start Firefox instead of your homepage : something is (or was) wrong. You have however had the technicians look for malware and ran malware scans yourself ......

Do you still get that Edge screen now when you open Firefox  ?

Terry said

Thank you all for your efforts. I can only wait and see if turning off all notifications will do the job.

Will you keep us posted, please  ?

(I'm still puzzled about this Edge page opening at startup, instead of your homepage ..... )

Good luck  !

Hi, your first screenshot - or rather photo, definitely shows Edge and not Firefox, but was Firefox still open? If so, I'm just wondering if something very weird has happened with your Fx home page which has caused it to open Edge at startup. So try opening the 3-bar menu > Options > Home (New Windows and Tabs) and click on Restore Defaults.

In this thread :

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1230246

the screenshot ("Microsoft Edge Tips") shows that it was posted using
Edge as well .....

McCoy said

In this thread : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1230246 the screenshot ("Microsoft Edge Tips") shows that it was posted using
Edge as well .....

So, i`ve got all notifications turned off and hope it get`s rid of the rubbish. Will let all know. Thanks

McCoy said

In this thread : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1230246 the screenshot ("Microsoft Edge Tips") shows that it was posted using
Edge as well .....

Terry said

No, definitely not using Edge,hate it.

I know you're not crazy about Edge,   but those screenshots show that you were using Edge at the time   (and apparantly weren't even aware of it).

In a thread you posted here a year ago about a problem you had with Ebay,   you mentioned that you didn't have the problem when you were using   IE   -   Microsoft has been trying to get users to switch from IE to Edge for quite some time now ......

But you're right : let's wait and see what happens now that you've turned off those notifications.

(I'm still puzzled about the fact that this Edge screen randomly opened when you started Firefox, instead of your homepage .... )

McCoy said

Terry said

No, definitely not using Edge,hate it.

I know you're not crazy about Edge,   but those screenshots show that you were using Edge at the time   (and apparantly weren't even aware of it).

In a thread you posted here a year ago about a problem you had with Ebay,   you mentioned that you didn't have the problem when you were using   IE   -   Microsoft has been trying to get users to switch from IE to Edge for quite some time now ......

But you're right : let's wait and see what happens now that you've turned off those notifications.

(I'm still puzzled about the fact that this Edge screen randomly opened when you started Firefox, instead of your homepage .... )

Terry said

Did you look at the snipping tool photo.

Yes, I did look at that photo, and on the taskbar I see that you took that photo using ........ Edge.

I'll stop mentioning it, because I don't want to upset you any more that you already are by all this.

Keeping my fingers crossed that you won't see that screen again,