Microsoft has finally made the default browser replacement process easy in the Windows 11 operating system. Until now, the default browser was Edge selected automatically, and when you want to set up another program, HTML, PDF, HTTPS, HTTP You had to choose separately for file extension and protocols such as
To Windows 11 with the new update KB5011563 released this week one-click default browser feature has arrived. You can install the update by going to Settings > Windows Update and using the option “Cumulative Update for Windows 11 03 for 2022-x64-based Systems (KB5011563)”.
Windows 11 updated: Important ‘Turkish’ fix
While many bugs were fixed with the new Windows 11 update, an important fix was made for those who use Turkish.
Windows 11 no longer insists on the browser
The one-click default browser button was available in Windows 10. But Microsoft removed this possibility in Windows 11. The technology giant, which insisted on using Microsoft Edge for a while instead of Google Chrome, Opera or another browser, finally broke this stubbornness and brought back that feature that it had removed.
After installing the latest update of Windows 11, go to the default applications section and search for the browser you want to make the default. Then when you see a button asking if you really want to do the action “Set default” well “Make it default”You can complete it by clicking .
Vivaldi CEO reacted
The difficulty of changing the default browser in Windows 11 and the encouragement of users to Edge at every opportunity were also criticized by competitors. Jon von Tetzchner, co-founder and CEO of the Chromium-based Vivaldi browser, called Microsoft anti-competitive in a statement in December.
Telling about the difficulties he had while trying to install Vivaldi on the Windows laptop he bought, Tetzchner searched for the word “vivaldi” on Bing and said, “You don’t need to download a new browser. “Microsoft recommends Edge” warning appeared, accusing Microsoft of abusing its strong position.
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