Users now have a harder time changing the default browser in Windows 11.

in windows11 •  2 years ago  (edited)

Every operating system user would want things to be simple and straightforward. One of them is when they want to alter the device's default browser.

Users of Windows 10 can do this quickly by clicking the link or HTML file, at which point a menu will show with options for the user to select their preferred browser and an option to "Always use this app."

However, it turns out that in Windows 11, whose Beta version has been made available to participants in the Windows Insider program, this option no longer exists.

It is claimed that going forward, consumers won't receive a notification asking them to select a specific browser as their preferred browser. The Microsoft Edge application will open files like HTML, HTM, PDF, and HTTP by default.

However, this does not imply that Windows 11 forbids users from using any other browsers save Microsoft Edge. Users can still change their default browser, but it is now trickier to do so.

Users of Windows 11 must currently access the Settings menu and change their default programs for each file extension, including HTML, HTTP, PDF, XHTML, and others, one at a time.

However, it is unclear whether this is merely a flaw given that Windows 11 is still in the beta stage or whether Microsoft actually intends to utilize this method to boost the number of Microsoft Edge users.

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