How to stop "Google recommends using Chrome" in Edge after blocking pop-up?

Dear Yew Seng Tai

Thank you for posting in the Microsoft community.

In Microsoft Edge, the “Suggest using Chrome” pop-ups displayed by Google are a form of web content, not a native feature of the browser.

As such, blocking such pop-up suggestions requires specific actions, such as limiting the notifications provided by Google or further controlling web behavior through extensions.

Here are some ways to help minimize or avoid seeing this suggestion altogether:

Method 1: Block Google pop-up notifications by disabling pop-ups

In Microsoft Edge, these alerts can be blocked by disabling popup permissions for Google pages:

1. Open Microsoft Edge settings:

Click the three-dot menu in the upper right corner (...) , then select Settings.

2. Go to Site Permissions:

Select “Privacy, Search, and Services” on the left-hand side.

Scroll down to find “Website Permissions” and click on “Manage Permissions”.

3. Manage Google Site Permissions:

Under “Set Permissions” look for Google.com (or Gmail.com, etc.). o Click on the domain and find “Popup Permissions.

Click on the domain and find “Pop-ups” and “Notification Alerts”.

Set “Pop-ups” and “Notifications” to “Block”.

By doing this, you can prevent Google pages from displaying “Chrome recommended” alerts via pop-ups or notifications.

Method 2: Disable browser recommendation notifications in Edge

Microsoft Edge provides default behavior settings for website permissions, and you can also turn off certain permissions uniformly for all websites:

1. Open the Edge Settings page:

Open Edge and go to the address bar and type: edge://settings/content.

2. Disable notifications:

Scroll to the “Notifications” section and select “Don't allow any websites to send notifications”.

3. Disable pop-ups:

In the “Popups and Redirects” settings, make sure it is “Blocked”.

If not, enable Block pop-ups.

(This setting filters many ad settings, but may cause incomplete loading for some sites.)

Method 3: Speed Optimization Approach - Change Default Search Engine

If these prompts originate from the Google search engine, there is an option to change Edge's default search engine.

Steps:

1. Open Edge's settings page:

In the address bar, type: edge://settings/search

2. Replace the search engine:

Click “Manage Search Engines”.

Set Bing or your preferred search engine as the default search engine.

3. Avoid the Google search page:

Search directly through Bing to avoid jumping to Google page.

Method 4:Clean up tracking and reduce related alerts

Google's “Suggested Chrome” is often triggered by tracking the user's device, disabling tracking will reduce the number of alerts.

1. Enable anti-tracking settings:

Open Edge Settings and go to “Privacy, Search, and Services.

Select “Block Tracking” and set it to “Strict”.

2. Clear Cookies:

Still on the “Privacy, Search, and Services” page, click “Clear Browsing Data.

Select Cookies and website data and clear Google-related cookies.

3. Manage website data:

Go to Edge's “Cookies and Site Permissions” settings page: edge://settings/siteData

Find Google-related content (e.g., google.com) and delete the associated cookies.

Disclaimer: Your browser automatically saves temporary internet files to help pages load faster. Clearing this cache will sometimes fix page display problems. Please back up all your personal files first, such as Favorites, to ensure you do not lose data.

I hope the above information helps and look forward to hearing from you further.

Best Wish

Shawn.Z-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist