{"id":3140,"date":"2023-10-26T16:26:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techcatassist.com\/?p=3140"},"modified":"2023-10-26T16:35:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:35:50","slug":"microsofts-new-tactics-to-discourage-chrome-downloads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techcatassist.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/26\/microsofts-new-tactics-to-discourage-chrome-downloads\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft&#8217;s New Tactics to Discourage Chrome Downloads"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techcatassist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/microsoft-chrome-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techcatassist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/microsoft-chrome-jpg.webp 451w, https:\/\/www.techcatassist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/microsoft-chrome-300x249.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Microsoft has been on a mission to promote its Edge browser and discourage users from downloading Chrome onto their Windows computers. 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