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MSEdgeRedirect update adds image search redirect and other improvements

Taras Buria — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 11:14:01 +0000

The latest MSEdgeRedirect 0.7.0.0 update adds the option to use preferred search engines for image search, uninstall Edge with a script, plus several other improvements and bugfixes. Read more...

Force widgets in Windows 11 or 10 to use default browser instead of Edge

Steven Parker — Thu, 19 May 2022 16:22:01 +0000

Microsoft keeps making it harder to use the default browser choice in Windows 10 or 11, even when you select something else, Edge opens from widgets, and Start menu links. Let's stop that. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Edge shenanigans, Windows Terminal supremacy, and Control Panel migration

Usama Jawad — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 18:16:01 +0000

In this week's recap, we take a look at Microsoft's continued efforts to make Edge your default browser, significant changes to Windows, and a new Dev Channel build, among many other things. Read more...

Update for Windows 10 and 11 blocks default browser redirect, but there's a workaround

Steven Parker — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:12:01 +0000

In both Windows 10 and Windows 11, it is no longer possible to redirect links that open in the default browser since yesterday's Patch Tuesday updates. Fortunately, there is a new workaround. Read more...

A welcome change on Windows 11, choosing a default browser gets a bit easier with build 22509

Sayan Sen — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:08:01 +0000

With the recent Windows 11 Dev Channel Insider build 22509, Microsoft introduced a new "Set default" option that makes it less tedious to select the default web browser for various file types. Read more...

Microsoft says its own Edge browser is more trustworthy than "so 2008" Google Chrome

Sayan Sen — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has been really trying to promote Edge amongst people so that it can gain more regular users. There are now funny pop-ups when trying to download Google Chrome on Edge, and a lot more. Read more...

Microsoft admits that it is purposely making it difficult to switch browsers in Windows

Usama Jawad — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 04:10:01 +0000

Following the block on third-parties to easily switch the default browser in Windows 11, Microsoft has now publicly admitted that its implementation is actually a "fix" for "improper redirection". Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Overcharged batteries, Patch Tuesday, and Surface Laptop SE

Usama Jawad — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:16:01 +0000

It has been an exciting week in the world of Microsoft thanks to lots of Windows updates and builds, and the Surface Laptop SE and Windows 11 SE. Find out more about this in our latest weekly digest. Read more...

EdgeDeflector v1.2.3.0 released, lets you force Windows 11 to use preferred browser

Steven Parker — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:18:01 +0000

The EdgeDeflector developer has released v 1.2.3.0 with a couple of bug fixes and support for .NET Framework 4.8. We figured it's also a good time to remind people you can use it in Windows 11 too. Read more...

EdgeDeflector v1.2.2.0 release cleans up unused code

Steven Parker — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:24:01 +0000

As you may already be aware, the new News and Interests widget in Windows 10 locks to Microsoft Edge, however there is a little program that can change this to open links in your default browser. Read more...

EdgeDeflector 1.2.1.0 release fixes weather not opening in the News and Interests widget

Steven Parker — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 18:34:01 +0000

EdgeDeflector 1.2.0.0 released, allows setting default browser for News and Interests

Steven Parker — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:16:01 +0000

We recently wrote a guide on how you can force the new News and Interests to open links in your default browser instead of in Edge, and now the developer has released a new version of it. Read more...

How to force News and Interests to use your default browser

Steven Parker — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:34:01 +0000

So you're hooked on News and Interests, but now you're wondering why the links don't open in your default browser, like Chrome or Firefox? Read on and we'll help you fix this travesty. Read more...