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Brad

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Microsoft Making it Harder to Switch Browsers in Win 11
« on: August 19, 2021, 11:44:38 AM »
Microsoft is making it harder to switch default browsers in Windows 11

https://www.theverge.com/22630319/microsoft-windows-11-default-browser-changes

Once I got it configured, and got Candy Crush to quit loading, I have been quite satisfied with Windows 10.  But if this is the new normal from Microsoft, I may have to go back to Linux.
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Re: Microsoft Making it Harder to Switch Browsers in Win 11
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2021, 03:21:15 PM »
" ignores browser defaults in new areas of the operating system"

I notice this with Win 10. There are places where you get pushed to Edge no matter what. Help file links, I think.
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Re: Microsoft Making it Harder to Switch Browsers in Win 11
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2021, 04:37:06 PM »
> I notice this with Win 10.

I think the same.  This little weather/news widget that showed up after some Win 10 update. If you click on a link it opens in Edge Live.
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Re: Microsoft Making it Harder to Switch Browsers in Win 11
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2021, 02:00:33 PM »
Lots of this type of howto showing up in the feeds...

How to Change the Default Browser in Windows 11 | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/change-default-browser-windows-11
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