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Mozilla silently bypassed Microsoft's default apps protections in Windows

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Last month, news broke that Microsoft was making a set of changes in Windows 11 that would make it harder for most users to switch from Microsoft…
Why it matters: By now it’s no secret that Microsoft has been pushing users on Windows 10 to switch to Microsoft Edge through various prompts and tricks. Other browser makers have been vocal about the practice for years, but now Mozilla has taken the next step and bypassed the anti-hijacking features in Windows 10 to allow users who aren’t fond of Edge to easily make Firefox their default browser. Last month, news broke that Microsoft was making a set of changes in Windows 11 that would make it harder for most users to switch from Microsoft Edge to an alternative browser.

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