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I have been having an issue with uploading images to the Internet for a few weeks now. I couldn’t figure out what was going on. It began with Tumblr – quite a while ago, to be fair. Then, little by little, it spread to other web sites I frequented. If I tried to upload a screen capture or update a profile image, I was thrown an error. Eventually, any site I tried to upload an image file to was throwing the error. I finally figured out what the problem is. It’s the browser I was using. For some reason, Microsoft Edge, in its infinite wisdom, began prohibiting me from uploading image files to any site on the web. I don’t know if the screw-up is linked to a browser update or what (OS Creators updates, perhaps? *shrugs*). But I know Edge is responsible, because after I updated Firefox to the Quantum version (Firefox 57) I gave it a test drive, using it to upload an image to the web. Guess what? It worked exactly as it should have. Without hesitation, I changed my default browser to the new Firefox. I am a Windows Dork from the word go – always have been. But sometimes my loyalty is tested. There is absolutely no reason the goof-up for which Microsoft Edge is responsible should be happening. I use that browser with zero extensions installed. It’s my control browser: I use it to show me what web sites look like and behave in their native form, without browser add-ons restricting tracking/logging or metadata addition or applet execution (note: pop-up blocking is MS Edge default behavior.). I employ Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 in the same capacity. If I want add-ons and extensions to sanction my web activity, I install them in Chrome, Firefox and Opera. I'm actually bummed that I have to use a different browser as my default. Microsoft’s hard work on MS Edge is not lost in translation. It’s a very practical browser, a powerful tool that I use with enthusiasm. But Microsoft needs to do better before I switch back to using Edge as my default. Okay, I’m done ranting.