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Edge opened by itself, 'Halloween Quiz'?

Anonymous
2021-10-08T06:35:29+00:00

I started up my desktop tonight and out of nowhere, edge decided to open by itself with a search for 'halloween quiz' in bing.

  1. edge is not my default browser
  2. I am the only one who uses this desktop

so thats really weird, whats the deal? running virus scans found nothing, is this just some bizarre feature? if so, how do I turn it off?

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-10-08T06:49:55+00:00

    You have probably clicked on the info that is shown on the lock screen, haven't you?

    Does this happen every time you login?

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  1. DaveM121 872.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-10-08T07:07:03+00:00

    Hi Dr Squatch

    I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    Open the Settings App

    Go to Accounts - Sign-in options

    In Privacy section at the bottom of that page, turn off the setting to 'Use my sign-in info to automatically finish settings up my device after an update or restart'

    Restart (not shut down) your PC.

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  2. JX313 7,045 Reputation points
    2021-10-08T06:47:25+00:00

    You may have clicked the link shown in the lockscreen.

    I'd suggest scanning with any of these:

    1. https://malwarebytes.com/mwb-download
    2. https://bitdefender.com/solutions/free.html
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