Microsoft today made a play to boost usage of Edge with an awards program that gives users points for browsing with the Windows 10 application.

“Earn points for every hour of active browsing … up to 30 hours a month,” Microsoft announced on a promotional page.

To qualify for points in the new program — formerly Bing Rewards, rebranded as Microsoft Rewards — Edge users must have the Bing search engine as the browser’s default. Microsoft defined “active browsing” as meeting two conditions: Edge had to be the highlighted icon in the taskbar — meaning it was the only app in focus on the desktop — and the user had to be “engaged with the browser” via clicking, mouse movements or watching full-screen video.

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