Does Windows 11 offer more granular browser controls, or is it a ploy to keep users on Microsoft Edge?
Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows 11 release has won praise for its user interface revamp, but the preview has caused alarm among Windows fans because of how it complicates the process of selecting a default browser. Microsoft has long faced accusations from rivals like Vivaldi and Firefox-maker Mozilla over Windows 10 making Edge the default browser. Vivaldi in 2017 complained that Windows 10 upgrades made Edge the default even though users had previously selected another browser as the default. But, as spotted by The Verge’s Windows watcher, Tom Warren, Windows 11 in its current preview form makes it more complicated than it is in Windows 10 to change the way the default browser is assigned. SEE: Windows 11 FAQ: Here’s everything you need to know As Warren observed, in Settings > Apps > Default Apps, Windows 11 requires users to set a default browser like Chrome by file or link type instead of choosing one default browser once for all file types.
