![]() Windows 11 is several months from the public release, so there is still hope that Microsoft would listen to users and developers. Brave puts users first, and we condemn this Windows 11 approach because the choice of a default browser has many implications for individuals and their privacy. "It appears that Windows 11 widgets will ignore a user's default browser choice and open Microsoft Edge for the content instead. Again, nor users nor developers are happy with that. Windows 11 has new widgets that open their content in Microsoft Edge only, regardless of the default browser. This is far from "choice."Īnother problem with Windows 11 is that the operating system ignores users' choices even after changing the default browser. "This from the company that claims to be the most open, with "the most choice." I hope this is just a developer preview thing, and the shipping version of Windows 11 lives up to their claims. Taking away user choice is a step backward."įinally, here is what Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google's head of Android, Chrome, and Chrome OS, said regarding the matter: ![]() We would like to encourage all platform vendors to respect user choice and allow competition on their platforms. "It is very unfortunate when a platform vendor is obscuring a common use case to improve the standing of their own product. Opera is not that vocal as Vivaldi but still openly stands against Microsoft's questionable practices in Windows 11: They understand that the only way they can get people to use their browsers is to lock them in." With every new version of Windows, it is getting harder. "Microsoft has a history of doing this, and it seems they are getting progressively worse. Vivaldi's spokesperson went even further and claimed that artificial lock-ins are the only way Microsoft can get people to use its browser (Edge). These barriers are confusing at best and seem designed to undermine a user's choice for a non-Microsoft browser." Since Windows 10, users have had to take additional and unnecessary steps to set and retain their default browser settings. "We have been increasingly worried about the trend on Windows. You can also go back and adjust other settings.Mozilla, Vivaldi, Opera, Brave, and Google issued their statements to The Verge about the matter. You may see several dozen file types, but probably can get away with setting the first 10 with your browser of choice. pdf - tap the default file type or link type and select the browser you want to use with that type. Now tap Default apps, and scroll down to the browser you want to set as your default, Google Chrome, say.ģ. Open Settings, and over on the left tap Apps.Ģ. ![]() Note, that this will require a few steps.ġ. ![]() ![]() But if you skipped over doing it then, no worry, here's how. In Windows 11, the easiest way to set another browser as your default is when you install it and are prompted to make it your default browser. By default, Edge is Windows 11's browser of choice. Maybe it's not just another search engine you want to swap but another web browser too. How to set a web browser other than Edge as your default browser If you don't see the search engine you want to use, scroll down to the bottom of the page, tap Find more search engines and search for the service you want to use. ![]()
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