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New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser

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New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser

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Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months ago

Microsoft is now using a Windows driver to prevent users from changing the Windows 10 and Windows 11 default browser manually or through software.

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  We know. You keep telling us.
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  Don’t worry, someone will port it to Linux some day.
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    they ported ms edge to linux already
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    edge is on linux at least as a beta as I write this

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