Microsoft is reportedly using pop-up ads within Google Chrome to prompt users to switch their default search engine to Bing. Increasing numbers of Windows users have observed advertisements for Bing ...

WTF?! Google and Microsoft have spent years engaging in dirty tricks campaigns designed to push people onto their respective browsers, Chrome and Edge. The latest tactic is one employed by the Windows ...

Windows users might start seeing advertisements unexpectedly pop up while they’re using Google Chrome — again. Last year, Microsoft started showing users ads for Edge whenever they visited the Google ...

Microsoft and Google have been waged in a years-long battle around Google Search, Bing, Chrome, and Edge. And it just continues, with Microsoft now pushing Bing heavily on Google Chrome users through ...

Microsoft has dialed back its apparent attempts to trick people into using Bing. The tech giant rolled out a change to its ...

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Microsoft is abusing its control of Windows and is shoveling ads for Bing into places it shouldn't be doing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

These malware-like pop-ups are gross. These malware-like pop-ups are gross. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years.

You can change your default search engine in Google Chrome by heading to your Settings menu on desktop or mobile.

Microsoft has quietly killed off its spoofed Google search UI that appeared on Bing in early January. Microsoft has quietly killed off its spoofed Google search UI that appeared on Bing in early ...