I don't think so.  If I'm looking at the right update (KB4559309) though that was a couple of weeks ago on me and I may have just "clicked it all out" and forgotten about it.  I do that sometimes.

Thanks for checking, Dave. If they'd done this stuff in the 90's they'd have been banned from the EU.

I did have something funky happen. I'll try to explain, so bear with me.

I have a Win 8.1 laptop that I use and I installed Edge when it was available for 7,8 and 10. When I installed it on my laptop it was in Beta (even the Icon says Beta on it). From a recent MS update, on a restart Edge opened up. It looked like a new browser and I was asked if I wanted to import Favorites from IE. I said no and thought Edge Beta was replaced with a new out of Beta browser. I closed the window and noticed that I had 2 Edge icons on my taskbar One that said EDGE and the other that said Beta. I opened the Beta and all my favorites were still there. So now I have 2 copies of Edge. There was a Edge shortcut on my desktop.

On my Win 10 I upgraded the Edge browser to Edge Chromium from the MS website about 3 months ago. Went through a couple of MS updates and I don't see this happening to my Win 10 computer.

A couple of things from this article..

He said that he couldn't close the browser. I hit the close button and it closed. 

It asked me if I wanted to make it my default browser. As they all do.

He said that there were no way to uninstall. Both my laptop and desktop it's located in Program and Features in the Control Panel. 

Basically what happened the Edge browser that came with Win 10 was upgraded to Edge Chromium. A lot of people didn't use Edge they were using Google and just let it sit. All this is, is an update to a MS program that launched at start up to let you know that is was updated. 

Yes MS wants you to use their product rather then Google's.

I think you missed it. You already had the browser on your computer. Windows already came with Edge. The Edge browser was an app. MS changed to Chromium and installed it as a program. If you don’t like it uninstall it. Not a big deal. 

in case you weren’t aware all browsers collect information on what you search for. You can see this in auto fill and auto search. If you pay bills online or banking or buy something they have your info because you gave it to them. 

Thing there is finding it to uninstall it.  Went looking for it yesterday and it's not in program files anywhere.  I eventually found it in Windows>SystemApps, but not everybody would know to look there.

Frankly, Edge is not for me and I shall stick to Firefox until something better comes along....which isn't Edge.

As for MS' behaviour, it has been reprehensible ever since Satya Nadella took over the helm.  I had hoped he would be the breath of fresh air that MS and consumers needed to start afresh, but alas, he's worse than Steve Ballmer and doesn't give a rat's arse about users.

Easily uninstalled with iObit Uninstaller.

Everything is Malware   

Having toilet issues? Then switch to Toto Aquia flushing toilet https://bestflushingtoilet.org/toto-toilets/aquia-review/. This toilet is wonderfully constructed with an elongated bowl design and a dual-flush mechanism. 

If you're looking for a browser that doesn't collect or report, Brave & Duck Duck Go are worth a spin.

Thats all I’ve used since early ‘19 when I stumbled upon it. It’s got my seal of approval! (not that THAT really means much...😉)

Microsoft has always acted a a monolithic entity. Nothing about this really surprises me. Microsoft has just been on better behavior in recent years.

Put bluntly and succinctly, I like Firefox, I don't like Chrome.  I did try Chrome but it just wasn't/isn't for me.

Yes, I do have an Android smartphone, but only because MS pulled support and development for the Windows Phone.  If MS reinstated the Windows Phone to full support and development I'd switch back in an instant.  And no, I am NOT a MS fanboi, I just prefer the Windows Phone over the others.... simple as that.

Love Brave.