yorky1

I did have the Youtube Adblocker extension. This has now been removed and the problem has disappeared. I have rebooted my computer several times and still no issues, fingers crossed, problem solved

Unfortunately, when logging on today I had the same problem, the solution you gave has again solved the problem. Will I have to go through this procedure every time I log on or is their a permanent solution?

Yes, this appears to have solved the problem. Thanks very much for the help. Eddy

When I open Edge a second tab also opens, initially worded "traffic-pixel with a long string of gobbledegook", which then changes to the chrome browser page. This has only started happening in the last few days. I have checked my system and I do not have chrome installed so there is nothing to uninstall. I cannot find any reference to traffic-pixel to delete although I have not checked the registry as i am not confident in this area without specific instructions. I have run Bitdefender and Malwarebytes which finds nothing. How do I stop chrome from opening every time i open an internet page?