![]() ![]() This is another one of those features where Microsoft thinks it’s being helpful, but actually just gets in the way.īy default, Edge will open any downloaded Microsoft Office document in the web browser instead of opening the file in Word, Excel or PowerPoint on your computer. You can switch this off in Settings by searching for ‘Pinterest’ and then turning off the option that reads ‘Show suggestions from Pinterest in Collections’. Granted, this one isn’t too intrusive, but at the bottom of collections you may see a prominent link to ‘see ideas for’ whatever the collection is focused on, which whisks you off to Pinterest. However, once again Microsoft seems to want to pollute this feature with needless add-ons. It allows you to collate shortlists of things you might be considering buying, for example, such as cars or dresses. Turn off the Pinterest suggestions you never asked for Barry CollinsĬollections is a useful feature of Edge. You can also remove saved payment methods from your Microsoft account, although this may affect subscriptions. Switch off ‘Allow sites to check whether you have payment methods saved’. To stop saved cards being automatically filled at the online checkout, go back into Settings and this time search for ‘payment’. To be clear, you’ll still need to enter the CVC or three-digit security code on the back of the card to process a payment, but on a shared family computer, for example, it makes it much easier for someone to use payment details without permission. Worse, if you get to the payment section of websites, Edge offers to automatically fill in those payment details. Now, if you sign into the Edge browser with your Microsoft account, as Microsoft urges you to do, those payment methods are automatically synced to the browser. ![]() ![]() If you have payment methods saved with Microsoft - because you have an Xbox account or Office 365 subscription, for example - these are automatically linked to your Microsoft account. Microsoft does something incredibly irritating and potentially costly with Edge. ![]()
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