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Distracting, Unwanted images populate in Edge Collections

Anonymous
2023-01-02T17:49:26+00:00

I enjoy using Edge Collections but am also distracted and annoyed but the constant auto-populate of images (Bing?) thumbnails that appear in this side pane under my actual collections under heading 'Start to collect' and want to find out how to get rid of them and prevent them from autopopulating again. Seems visual clutter like Pinterest... (!)

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-23T04:46:36+00:00

    I have had a bit of a think about Start to Collect.

    1. The images seem to have some correlation to what is on my PC and web searches, which suggests to me that my activities are being tracked.
    2. I am wary about website images as they might contain malicious codes. I have no such control over the images that have appeared on StC.

    I may be over-reacting but it is very worrying what is happening, and apparently I am forced to accept this as there is no option for the removal or rejection of this. Perhaps someone can allay my fears. 😒

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-20T17:28:47+00:00

    I sent feedback about this issue using Microsoft Edge's built-in feedback platform. I also made a post on Microsoft's Feedback Portal.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-05-04T09:39:25+00:00

    I have finished saving my Collection URLs and have now deleted Collections in its entirety Collections was a good idea and I hope in the future MS relents and allows the option of having Collections without a lot of unnecessary and unasked-for images.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-05-02T14:41:12+00:00

    Can't agree more. I wish this "feature" was un-done and the theme of placing ads in the operating system is stops.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-01-04T10:18:42+00:00

    Hello JimGAv

    Welcome to Microsoft Community.

    I have test in different devices and i can't reproduce your problem. It may the new function of latest version of edge. You can try creating a new

    profile check it will happen or not. If it still happened you can press ALT+SHIFT+I to submit feedback to the EDGE teams

    If anything is unclear, please do not hesitate to let me know.

    Best Regards,

    Tommy-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialis

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