{"id":381716,"date":"2021-12-15T19:18:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T16:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/windows-11-officially-shuts-down-firefoxs-default-browser-workaround\/"},"modified":"2021-12-15T19:18:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T16:18:29","slug":"windows-11-officially-shuts-down-firefoxs-default-browser-workaround","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-officially-shuts-down-firefoxs-default-browser-workaround\/","title":{"rendered":"#Windows 11 Officially Shuts Down Firefox\u2019s Default Browser Workaround"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Windows 11 Officially Shuts Down Firefox\u2019s Default Browser Workaround”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Microsoft is taking the browser wars to the extreme. First, the company said that it would block all default browser workarounds in Windows, and now it has done it in the latest Windows update.<\/p>\n

We knew this day would come, but we weren\u2019t sure exactly when Microsoft would drop the update that blocks workarounds like those used by Mozilla, Brave, and EdgeDeflector. As it turns out, Microsoft slipped the update into the final patch Tuesday of 2021 for both Windows 10 and Windows 11.<\/p>\n

Basically, this means that \u201cmicrosoft-edge:\/\/ links\u201d can no longer be forced to open in your default browser of choice. App<\/a>s like EdgeDeflector and Mozilla\u2019s workaround made it so these links could be intercepted, but that\u2019s no longer possible with the latest update to Windows.<\/p>\n

This doesn\u2019t come as a surprise, as Microsoft called Mozilla\u2019s workaround \u201cimproper\u201d while saying it fully intended to block it. However, we were hoping that users and the media<\/a> yelling about anticompetitive behaviors from Microsoft might make the company change its mind. That clearly isn\u2019t the case, though.<\/p>\n

A new\u00a0tool called MSEdgeRedirect uses an entirely different method to get around Edge, but it has to run in the background to work. In contrast, Mozilla, Brave, and EdgeDefelocot didn\u2019t need to run a background process to work. On top of that, it\u2019s being flagged by Microsoft\u2019s SmartScreen when you run it.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Microsoft has made its intentions clear, so it\u2019ll probably just block\u00a0MSEdgeRedirect in the future, leaving people stuck using Edge for those specific types of links.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll have to wait and see if Microsoft has any repercussions for these anticompetitive tactics. The company might just be walking the line enough to avoid getting in trouble, but with the outrage from end-users and the media, it could have a problem on its hands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n