


Clearly, the move to make the process complicated was a way of making sure Edge remains the default browser on Windows 11. Microsoft is currently testing this new scheme with the optional update, but unless the company discovers a last-minute bug, the change should become to everyone with a mandatory security update in April.Īs others have pointed out, Microsoft’s justification wasn’t believable at all. Default browser changes will be included in April 2022 Patch Remember that the ‘set default’ option applies to web protocols only and it won’t change your PDF reader. In a statement, a Microsoft official confirmed the company streamlined the default browser settings in the latest builds, so you can easily set ‘default browser’ to apps that use web formats like HTTP:, HTTPS.
