Don't impose "Edge" on Windows11 users! The author of "EdgeDeflector" is a wake-up call

Du du of Yajima

I am keen to encourage you to go back to "Edge", but when I change from "Edge", I am not friendly.

　“Du du of Yajima”では、ニュース・レビューにこだわらない幅広い話題をお伝えします。

「microsoft-edge://」プロトコルの既定アプリをめぐる争いが勃発？

　Even if the default Web browser is not set to "Microsoft Edge" in Windows 10 Web 11, links to the operating system's search function, News and concerns (Windows 10) and widgets (Windows 11) will open in "Edge". These links are protocols for "microsoft-edge://", not "http://" or "https://" because they are specified to be opened in "Edge". In other words, it is a bit difficult to break away completely.

既定のWebブラウザーを「Chrome」にしていても、「ニュースと関心事項」のリンクは「Edge」で開かれる

　The solution to this problem is a previously introduced tool called "EdgeDeflector", whose author Daniel Aleksandersen sounded the alarm about a covert correction in "Windows Insider Preview".

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"EdgeDeflector" solves the problem that "Cortana" will not use the default Web browser.

　"EdgeDeflector" is a tool that can simply change applications associated with protocols such as "microsoft-edge://" from "Edge" to the system's default Web browser. For example, if you default to "Google Chrome", the application that opens the "microsoft-edge://" link will be redirected (forwarded) from "Edge" to "Chrome".

「EdgeDeflector」をインストールマニュアル（英語）が表示されるので、それに従って「microsoft-edge://」プロトコルなどの既定アプリを変更製品版のWindows 11では問題なく既定のアプリを変更できる

　However, according to the preview version of "Windows11" (Dev) between Build22483 and Build22494, this function is broken. The editorial department has also tried that "EdgeDeflector" is no longer listed as an established application of the "microsoft-edge://" protocol in the Dev version of "Windows11". Microsoft is wary of the move to install features similar to "EdgeDeflector" in "Firefox" and "Opera", but there is no hard evidence.

最新プレビュー版では「microsoft-edge://」プロトコルの既定アプリを「EdgeDeflector」に変更できなくなった

　He also pointed out that Windows 11 also added some other changes by "Edge".

　The default Application section of the Settings application of Windows 10 provides UI to default third-party applications in major scenarios such as Mail and Maps, and you can easily change the default Web browser-- redundant messages appear.

Windows 10の「設定」アプリの［既定のアプリ］セクション

　However, this UI has been deleted in Windows 11. You need to set up a default Web browser for each protocol (http://, https://, etc.) or file type (such as. Html), which is very troublesome. It's nice that the search interface is easier to use than Windows10, but it's not easy to understand.

Windows 11ではプロトコル（http://、https://など）やファイルタイプ（.htmlなど）ごとに既定のWebブラウザーを設定する必要がある

　If you install a new Web browser that can handle the "http://" or "https://" protocols, the UI that selects the default application will appear the next time you visit Web. If you use it, you do not need the above steps, but you can be sure that this is a retrogression of functionality. There are several UI prompts you to change the "recommended settings" of Microsoft, which is unfair if you think you will be booted every time.

Webブラウザーを新たにインストールすると、次にWebへアクセスしたときに既定のWebブラウザーを選択するUIが現れるMicrosoftの「推奨設定」へ戻すのには熱心なのになぁ、という感は否めない

　Fortunately, the specification is still in the preview stage, and it was a long time ago that it was introduced into the product version. If you are not satisfied with this specification, you can comment on "feedback Hub". If it's troublesome to create and send new feedback, you only need to vote yes for similar feedback.