this post was submitted on 15 Sep 2023
779 points (93.0% liked)

linuxmemes

20880 readers
2 users here now

I use Arch btw


Sister communities:

Community rules

  1. Follow the site-wide rules and code of conduct
  2. Be civil
  3. Post Linux-related content
  4. No recent reposts

Please report posts and comments that break these rules!

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Isn't it required for all networked services they provide via windows (for example windows update, network connectivity checks, etc)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tbh I have no idea, it was just an educated guess

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Some old applications depend on IE, but not Edge

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Browsers use network functions. Any program can use network functions, no need for a browser.