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Windows 11 makes it tough to switch default browsers, rivals fume

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Read more about Windows 11 makes it tough to switch default browsers, rivals fume on Business Standard. Microsoft has changed the way default apps are assigned in the upcoming Windows 11, make it extremely difficult for users to switch default browsers if they miss the first and only prompt
has changed the way default apps are assigned in the upcoming Windows 11, make it extremely difficult for users to switch default browsers if they miss the first and only prompt. The move has left rivals like Google, Mozilla Firefox and Opera fuming. According to a report in The Verge, if you forget to set your default browser at first launch of Windows 11, the experience for switching defaults is now very confusing compared to Windows 10. “The default app prompt in Windows 11 that you’ll only see once,” the report said on Wednesday. In Windows 11, there’s a prompt that appears when you install a new browser and open a web link for the first time.

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