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 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 ...

Microsoft is now using a Windows driver to prevent users from changing the configured Windows 10 and Windows 11 default browser through software or by manually modifying the Registry. Windows users ...

One of the enduring legacies of the '90s browser wars has been an outsize attention to how Microsoft handles default app settings in Windows, especially browser settings. The company plans to make it ...

If you’ve picked up a new laptop recently and you’re getting everything set up, you may want to switch your default browser. For Windows 11 laptops, the default is automatically Microsoft Edge.

Previously, there was an option in the Outlook desktop app that allowed users to set Google Chrome as the default browser for Outlook links directly in Outlook settings. But in the newer version of ...

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 ...

To change the default browser in Outlook 365, go to File > Options > Advanced, then scroll to “Link Handling” and set “Open hyperlinks from Outlook in” to your preferred browser, like Chrome.

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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