If I remove Edge, Will there be any consequences?

Flashback:

I removed edge and onedrive using Chris Titus Tech’s Winutils. In the tool itself they mentioned that removing edge is not recommended. But I did it anyway.

Now for some reason, my library folders (music, videos, etc) reset to their original location. ( I changed it to a custom location).

All I have to do is change it back to custom location. ( No data loss happened).

But what I want to know is that, Are there anymore consequences that I am not aware of?

  • Kethal@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    15 days ago

    I know this post is old, but I recently found an unexpected consequence. I used to install the Netflix program on my computer because it had surround sound support that isn’t available when you access Netflix through a browser. I stupidly installed the program was through the Microsoft Store, which updates programs without asking. Netflix changed the program to just be a front end to Edge, so one day it just wouldn’t open and it took be a fair while to sort out the reason.

    Since the only reason I had the program installed was to get surround sound support, and that’s not available in the browser, I uninstalled the no-longer-useful shell of a program, and kept Edge uninstalled. Now I don’t have surround sound, giving one more reason to cancel my Netflix subscription.

    • gpstarman@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
      1·
      7 days ago

      Thank you.

      I neither have surround sound support nor use Netflix app and MS Store. So, I guess it’s not a problem for me.