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New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 95 points 7 months ago (14 children)

Posts like these reveal how many reads the article.

This is a good thing done by Microsoft. They make sure that 3rd party software can't change the default browser without the user knowing.

They will get prompted with the choice screen showing all installed browsers. And when they make their choice, even Edge wouldn't be able to prey people into clicking a button that makes it the default instead.

[–] [email protected] 71 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

In principal, the change is good for reasons you mentioned. However microsoft has :

bypassed any default screens in the past, allowing edge to be set default without user input.
has added very annoying screens when changing default applications asking the user multiple times if they are sure.
has added special protocols for applications and set edge as default browser to bypass default application settings in all office applications ( outlook, teams, word, ... ).

They just can not be trusted with this, they have proven this in the past...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

No, they can't be trusted. That's why they are forced to do it by the EU to comply to the DMA.

This may only be released in the EU, also.

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