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Firefox now bypasses Windows 11's messy default browser settings
By Lawrence Abrams

September 13, 2021 05:00 PM 5

Windows 11

Likely fed up with the new Windows 11 default apps interface,
Mozilla has bypassed Microsoft's policies to make it easier for users to
switch their default browser.

In the past, when a Windows application wanted to become the default
program, it would programmatically make the change by modifying the
Registry.

After some programs began hijacking default program settings without permission,
Microsoft added restrictions in Windows 10 by requiring users to
specifically choose their default programs.

Starting in Windows 10, when an application wanted to become the default program,
it was required to programmatically launch the Default Apps settings screen and prompt the user to select the application they would like to use, as
shown below.

~BD~ Read Move At:
< https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/firefox-now-bypasses-windows-11s-messy-default-browser-settings/ >

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