Microsoft makes it easy to change the default browser in Windows 11. That’s important if you require special features specific to one of the many web browsers that ...

Microsoft will soon allow users in the European Union, as well as from Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, to once again open all links in Windows using their default web browser rather than forcing ...

Microsoft has announced changes coming soon to Windows 10 and Windows 11 that are designed to ensure the OS is in compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for users in the European Economic Area ...

Back in July 2024, Mozilla expressed its interest in extending Firefox support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 while others like Chrome and Edge had abandoned them. The browser-maker kept its promise and ...

Microsoft is using a banner to get users to use Edge as the default browser in Windows 11. The banner flaunts Edge's built-in security and privacy features to get users to make it their default ...

Earlier this year, in September, Microsoft finally acknowledged the importance of default app choices. The company now understands how such choices can impact the workflow and performance of a user.

The big picture: Microsoft recently released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23531 to the Dev Channel, bringing a couple of notable changes and a whole bunch of bug fixes. Not all the changes, ...

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In context: Microsoft Edge is an excellent browser by all accounts, and a much needed improvement over the garbage fire that was Internet Explorer. However, despite its innovative features and an ...

Windows 11 famously made it an exhaustive chore to change your default browser, but it has since eased up quite a lot. Now, Google Chrome is rolling out the ability to become your default browser on ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft’s new ‘principles’ around default app settings and pinning new buttons to the Windows taskbar should ...