{"id":311022,"date":"2021-07-28T14:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/windows-11-makes-it-hard-to-change-your-default-web-browser\/"},"modified":"2021-07-28T14:00:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T11:00:29","slug":"windows-11-makes-it-hard-to-change-your-default-web-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-makes-it-hard-to-change-your-default-web-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"#Windows 11 Makes It Hard to Change Your Default Web Browser"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3845c23e085\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3845c23e085\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-makes-it-hard-to-change-your-default-web-browser\/#Microsoft_Could_Change_This_But%E2%80%A6\" >Microsoft Could Change This, But\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-makes-it-hard-to-change-your-default-web-browser\/#How_to_Change_Your_Default_Browser_on_Windows_11\" >How to Change Your Default Browser on Windows 11<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-makes-it-hard-to-change-your-default-web-browser\/#%E2%80%9CIts_Just_a_Beta%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cIt\u2019s Just a Beta\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-makes-it-hard-to-change-your-default-web-browser\/#Edge_Is_Actually_Good_Now\" >Edge Is Actually Good Now<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Windows 11 Makes It Hard to Change Your Default Web Browser&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-744123 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/windows-11-glow.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/windows-11-glow.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/windows-11-glow.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Windows 11's &quot;Glow&quot; desktop background.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-credittext=\"Microsoft\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Windows 11 comes with Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft really doesn\u2019t want you using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or anything else as your default web browser. Sure, you can still change your default browser\u2014if you want to jump through some extra hoops.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Microsoft_Could_Change_This_But%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>Microsoft Could Change This, But\u2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sure, Microsoft may change this process and make it easier\u2014but Microsoft may not change it, or it may take some serious outcry before Microsoft changes course.<\/p>\n<p>So, just in case you haven\u2019t gone hands-on with the Windows 11 Insider Preview yet, we\u2019ll show you how it works. This is current as of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2021\/07\/22\/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22000-100\/\">Insider Build 22000.100<\/a>, which was released on July 22, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Windows 11: What&#8217;s New In Microsoft&#8217;s New OS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Change_Your_Default_Browser_on_Windows_11\"><\/span>How to Change Your Default Browser on Windows 11<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On Windows 11, like on Windows 10, web browsers aren\u2019t allowed to change your default browser for you. You have to go into the new Settings <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> and do it yourself.<\/p>\n<p>But, on Windows 10, changing your default browser just takes a few clicks. On Windows 11, it takes quite a few more clicks.<\/p>\n<p>To change your default browser, you head to Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Default Apps. (Like on Windows 10, you can press Windows+i to open the Settings window.) You will have to find your preferred web browser in the \u201cSet defaults for applications\u201d list here. Click or tap it to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-744116 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-find-default.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Default Apps and find your web browser of choice.\" width=\"650\" height=\"360\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After you do, you\u2019ll see a long list of file types and protocols the browser supports, most of which will already be associated with Microsoft Edge. This list includes HTM, HTML, PDF, SHTML, SVG, WEBP, XHT, XHTML, HTTP, HTTPS, and MAILTO.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-744117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-file-types.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click or tap each web browser file type.\" width=\"650\" height=\"530\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You must click each of these options, select your preferred web browser, and click \u201cOK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-744118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-choose-browser.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select a new default browser and click &quot;OK.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"546\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When you click many of these links, Windows 11 will implore you to check out Edge first. You\u2019ll have to click \u201cSwitch Anyway\u201d to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-744119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-before-you-switch.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click &quot;Switch anyway.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"426\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After all these clicks, you\u2019ll have a new default web browser. We hope you don\u2019t want to undo that change, as that will take quite a few more clicks!<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIts_Just_a_Beta%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cIt\u2019s Just a Beta\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some people will say we\u2019re being too critical. After all, this is just a beta. Microsoft could fix this before the final release!<\/p>\n<p>But Microsoft hasn\u2019t said whether this is an issue that will be fixed. Web browsers are big business, and a change that makes it harder for people to select a different browser will encourage more people to use Edge and help increase Microsoft\u2019s profits.<\/p>\n<p>After all, Microsoft already doesn\u2019t respect your default web browser choice in many situations. Take a look at Windows 10\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> and interests\u201d widget, also known as the weather widget. It uses Microsoft Edge no matter what.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Edge_Is_Actually_Good_Now\"><\/span>Edge Is Actually Good Now<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hopefully, Microsoft will see the light and make this more user-friendly before release. Edge is already a pretty good browser now that Microsoft is sharing most of the underlying code with Google Chrome.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Edge should try to succeed on its own merits\u2014not because it\u2019s really annoying to switch and Windows often ignores your default choice anyway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What You Need to Know About the New Microsoft Edge Browser<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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