After setting up a new computer or fresh installation, Windows 11 automatically sets Microsoft Edge as the default web browser for links and different file types, regardless of any other browser you ...

The default browser isn’t always your best option: Microsoft might really want you to use Edge, but maybe you’ll get better performance out of Chrome or Firefox. On a Mac, Safari is rather limited, ...

Microsoft is now using a Windows driver to prevent users from changing the configured Windows 10 and Windows 11 default browser through software or by manually modifying the Registry. Windows users ...

when Windows 11 dropped, Microsoft made it harder to change your default browser. This made a lot of people very angry and was widely regarded as a bad move. Fortunately, after the latest update, it's ...

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