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Wait... Microsoft is still pretending that having their web browser installed is vital to the continued operation of their OS?
- Mac does the same. You can't remove Safari and you can't sudo chmod 0 /Applications/Safari.app
  Ask me how I know 😒
  
  how do you know?
  
  HE ASKED ONE THING OF YOU
  
  And he delivered.
  
  No, we spoke about this, never answer the request
  
  I read it on wikihow
  
  neato burrito
- Well, in their eyes, it seems vital to be sending me adverts as notifications, I guess it's probably also vital that those adverts have a browser to link through
- Did we not teach them a lesson about this in the 90s?
  
  The lesson they learned in the 90s is that you can drag a trial out long enough to get a favorable administration in office to give you a slap on the wrist.
- Isn't it required for all networked services they provide via windows (for example windows update, network connectivity checks, etc)
  
  If you buy that.
  
  Tbh I have no idea, it was just an educated guess
  
  Some old applications depend on IE, but not Edge
  
  Browsers use network functions. Any program can use network functions, no need for a browser.
- Can you install applications in any other way on windows?
  
  Yes, Windows has an app store, and a CLI package manager called Winget now.
  But the Windows app store is garbage and Windows users are pathologically afraid of the terminal so...effectively no.
  
  I tried giving Winget a try but it kind of sucks.
  
  You can just run the portable version without installing.
  
  Yes, you can install Chocolatey without using a browser.

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