Microsoft It seems to have made up its mind that it wants users to use its Edge web browser. windows 11. The company has made several changes to this effect in the latest version of its operating system. with the launch of windows 11Microsoft changed the way users assign default apps. On the new operating system, users will have to set default apps according to file type or link type instead of a single switch. This means that to change the default browser, users have to change the default file types for FTP, HTTPS, HTTP, HTML, HTM, PDF, SHTML, SVG, WEBP, XHT and XHTML.
Taking this forward, the tech giant has now started blocking third-party apps like EdgeDeflector. Whenever users search for anything through the search box in the Start menu, Microsoft takes them to the Edge browser and Bing search engine. For strangers, apps like edge deflector Help users avoid these restrictions and view search results in their preferred browser. The block appeared in a preview build of the OS last week and now the company has confirmed that the change will be rolled out to all Windows 11 users in an upcoming update.
According to Microsoft, the move was necessary for the OS to support its end-to-end encryption features. “Windows also provides some end-to-end customer experience in both Windows 10 and Windows 11, the search experience from the taskbar being one such example of an end-to-end experience that is not designed to be redirected. When we If improper redirection is detected, we issue a correction.” A Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement to The Verge.
The developer of the EdgeDeflector app, Daniel Aleksandrson, criticized the company’s move to block the app abruptly. “These are not the actions of an attentive company that no longer cares about its product. Microsoft is not a good manager of the Windows operating system. They are prioritizing ads, bundleware, and service subscriptions over the productivity of their users,” Alexanderson said in his written in the blog.
He further revealed that the app probably got Microsoft’s attention when firefox And the Brave web browser either copied its app’s functionality or indicated it was on the roadmap. “0.5 million EdgeDeflector users were probably never more than a hassle for Microsoft. However, last month both the Brave and Firefox web browsers copied EdgeDeflector’s functionality or indicated that it is on the roadmap. Firefox users may number in the millions. But the more ethical browser still has about 200 million users. That news probably got Microsoft to get up and pay attention.” He added to his blog.
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