The default browser cannot be replaced in Windows 11

 The default browser cannot be replaced in Windows 11

If you want to be like Windows 10, you can't change the browser by default in Windows 11. Microsoft has changed the whole process a bit.

Technology site The Verge recently reported that the software giant has changed the way it defines 'default apps' for Windows 11. Like Windows 10, Windows 11 users will also have the opportunity to choose the default browser. However, that is only once.

The first time users install a browser and open a web link, users can select it as the default browser if they wish. But if for some reason you don't click on the "Always use this app" or "Always use this app" option, the default will never change.

 The default browser cannot be replaced in Windows 11

Verge also said that even if other browsers have defaulted, the problem is not being solved. So far, once you change the default in Windows, it was enough for all the files or links. But in the case of Windows 11, the user has to fix the default according to the file or link type.

For example, in Chrome, the default files of HTML, HTML, PDF, SHTML, CVG, WEBP, XHT, XHTML, FTP, HTTP and HTTPS need to be changed.

Verge sees the whole thing as an "unnecessarily long process" compared to Windows 10. According to them, Windows 10 allows you to quickly and easily choose the default in email, maps, music, photos, videos, and web browser apps.

In this regard, Microsoft says, "Through Windows 11, we are able to customize and control the defaults to a more basic level, implement customer feedback, eliminate app classification and bring all apps to the forefront for the default experience."

“We are constantly listening and learning as evidence of this change, and welcome customer feedback that is helping to build Windows. Windows 11 will evolve over time, and if we understand from customer experience that there is room for improvement, we will. ”

PC Mag commented that the situation could change if enough people get angry and complain. Other browser developers have already started complaining about this.

Selena Dekelman, senior vice president of Firefox, said: "We are very concerned about the use of Windows. Since Windows 10, users have had to take additional and unnecessary steps to determine and maintain the default browser. These hurdles are confusing and seem to be undermining Microsoft's preference for non-Microsoft browsers. ”

On Twitter, meanwhile, Hiroshi Lockheimer, senior vice president of Google for Android, Chrome, Chrome OS, Play, and Photos, criticized it. He writes, “Windows gives you the most choices. Hopefully, to protect that claim, it will only be in the developer preview and will not come with the Windows 11 version. It's not a 'choice' in any way. "