According to the latest report, although Microsoft has made changes to its default browser settings development in Windows 11, some companies such as Mozilla believe that “more can be done.”
Microsoft is bringing the default browser settings experience closer to the legacy Windows options streamlining the process with a Windows 11 patch update, but according to Mozilla, it’s still a fairly complex process.
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“Microsoft’s changes to improve the user’s default browser settings experience are a step in the right direction. But more can be done to respect the default browser choice on Windows. People should have the ability to simply and easily set the default state, All operating systems should provide official development support for the default state.
In practice, we would also like to see progress in reducing the steps required to set a new browser as the default state, as well as opening and providing application settings API required by default state for use by other Microsoft applications.”
Moreover, Mozilla isn’t alone in arguing that Microsoft is muddying the waters with unnecessary hurdles to get the default browser experience people are more accustomed to in Windows 7, 8, and 10.
Over the past year or so, Microsoft has gotten feedback from users and third-party browser developers about its odd approach to default settings. Contrary to what Microsoft has done in the past.
Moreover, the company appears to be encouraging its Windows team to break down the default browser setup process into broad and specific choices that involve users understanding what FTP, .svg, .xml, IRC, and many other protocols are, rather than they found that Microsoft Edge was still popping up on random occasions.
While Microsoft may market its Windows 11 default browser changes as a granular package to IT admins delegated to assign specific applications for specific protocols, the average user often wants their default choice settings to remain simple and optional.
Like most software developments, Windows 11 is still an evolving platform, and perhaps Microsoft will continue to streamline the default browser experience to strike some balance with third-party partners and users.
