Now, just after summer’s start, Microsoft is advertising the preview within the general version of Edge—but there’s one small catch. It’s not on for everyone by default.

Microsoft Edge Is Testing A New Scareware Scam Blocker, How To Enable It by Alan Velasco — Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 02:45 PM EDT ...

Microsoft has begun testing a new "scareware blocker" for Edge on Windows PCs. The feature uses machine learning to detect tech support scams. It was introduced at the 2024 Ignite conference in ...

Microsoft this week announced that its scareware blocker, which aims to identify potential scam sites and messages, is now in public preview. The feature, which was first announced in November at ...

Microsoft Edge is actually good, way better than Internet Explorer — but you wouldn’t think so from how desperately Windows tries to shovel it onto your plate!