{"id":339013,"date":"2021-09-13T18:59:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T15:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mozilla-fights-microsofts-browser-double-standard-on-windows\/"},"modified":"2021-09-13T18:59:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T15:59:49","slug":"mozilla-fights-microsofts-browser-double-standard-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mozilla-fights-microsofts-browser-double-standard-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mozilla Fights Microsoft\u2019s Browser Double Standard on Windows"},"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-6a35c4b6560fe\" 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-6a35c4b6560fe\" 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\/mozilla-fights-microsofts-browser-double-standard-on-windows\/#Changing_to_Firefox_on_Windows\" >Changing to Firefox on Windows<\/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\/mozilla-fights-microsofts-browser-double-standard-on-windows\/#Its_Going_to_Get_Harder_in_Windows_11\" >It\u2019s Going to Get Harder in Windows 11<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Mozilla Fights Microsoft\u2019s Browser Double Standard on Windows&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-731201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Firefox-Logo-Hero-Image-675px.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Firefox-Logo-Hero-Image-675px.png?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\/05\/Firefox-Logo-Hero-Image-675px.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Firefox Logo Hero Image 675px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking to make the switch to Firefox on Windows, Mozilla has made it easier than ever to change your default browser thanks to some clever reverse engineering. Mozilla\u2019s new way has you changing the default in just a single click instead of Microsoft\u2019s clunky, multi-step method.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_to_Firefox_on_Windows\"><\/span>Changing to Firefox on Windows<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The issue with changing browsers is that Microsoft has created a simple one-click process that switches to Edge but not for other browsers. And while most people may be willing to jump through the extra hoops to get the browser they want to use as the default, Mozilla has decided to reproduce Microsoft\u2019s simple switching method for its browser.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/95292\/windows-11s-default-browser-situation-is-so-messed-up-firefox-hacked-it\/\">version 91 of Firefox, which came out on August 10, 2021<\/a>, Mozilla developers reverse-engineered the method Microsoft uses to set Edge as the default browser in Windows 10. This means you don\u2019t have to go through the 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>\u00a0and read Microsoft\u2019s desperate pleas to keep you on Edge.<\/p>\n<p>With Mozilla\u2019s method, you can change the default to Firefox from the browser itself. When you launch the browser, it will ask if you want to make Firefox the default. If you say yes, Firefox will handle all of the work in the background. You can just relax and enjoy your new default browser without the guilt <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/9\/13\/22671182\/mozilla-default-browser-windows-protections-firefox\">The Verge<\/a>, a Mozilla representative said, \u201cPeople should have the ability to simply and easily set defaults, but they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The representative continued, \u201cSince that hasn\u2019t happened on Windows 10 and 11, Firefox relies on other aspects of the Windows environment to give people an experience similar to what Windows provides to Edge when users choose Firefox to be their default browser.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that Microsoft doesn\u2019t appear to be doing anything malicious by making it harder to change the default browser. Instead,\u00a0the company put the extra steps in place\u00a0to ensure malware couldn\u2019t hijack default apps. However, it seems as though the protections weren\u2019t that strong if Mozilla could reverse engineer them so quickly, which means malware could do the same.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_Going_to_Get_Harder_in_Windows_11\"><\/span>It\u2019s Going to Get Harder in Windows 11<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft announced a messy way to change the defaults in Windows 11, and developers are certainly not happy about it.<\/p>\n<p>Mozilla taking matters into its own hands is a significant first step, and hopefully, other browser developers will follow along, offering methods to change defaults within the browser itself.<\/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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