zlacker

As someone who used Firefox and has Windows 11, how is it going to affect me? My links open in Firefox only (and the only time I open links is either from WhatsApp or occasionally some link in a doc file or PDF I am reading). It works fine for me so far.

>>anshum+(OP)
I think it's only for 'microsoft-edge:' URLs, used by certain Windows features (e.g. Bing search from the start menu, or opening the online help via a link in the Settings). Most other links will just be normal http:/https: links and will use your actual default browser.

>>Liquid+M3
But keep in mind the fact that any parts of Windows using microsoft-edge: URLs for any reason whatsoever is itself anticompetitive behavior.

>>anshum+(OP)
I don't want to be mean, but saying "this doesn't affect me" is how freedoms get lost.

>>xdenni+y8
I don't think that's what being said. They're asking how it affects them.

>>xdenni+y8
Parent didn't "say" that at all. It was a question, not a statement, which explains why the question mark was used: "how is it going to affect me?" At the end, the user gives us the courtesy of reporting what behavior they observed, which is all too often lacking.

>>Liquid+M3
I'm pretty sure there will be some community programs that will fix this again. Just takes some time I guess. Currently I'm still waiting until I get the feeling that win11 is "finished".

>>joseph+n8
Is it really?

If I have an OS and I want to deeply integrate the browser into the OS for use-cases other than general browsing of the web, why can't there be browser specific URLs to accomplish that?

Is there a complete list of microsoft-edge:// use cases? I know there is a News integration to the taskbar.

I love standards but sometimes you have edge use cases that the entire world doesn't need or can adopt. Why can't a browser have proprietary features along with URLs that make sure that a browser supporting those URLs be used?

How do you even QA or support a deep browser integration into your OS when the browser can be switched to a 3rd party one?

If those deep integrations (News, etc) also prompt you to change your default browser for general web surfing then yes, that would be anticompetitive behavior. Does it do that?

>>matt_h+vi
These are exactly the arguments Microsoft used in its antitrust defense.

>>matt_h+vi
The microsoft-edge links just open normal web pages. Most are just Bing searches. It isn't deep integration.

>>Liquid+M3
Can you block Edge's internet access? Then if the said URL was something you needed, copy-paste to your default browser.

>>Liquid+M3
Can I just rename edge.exe (or whatever the name of the executable is)?

EDIT: I can't do that on my office laptop. My personal laptop isn't compatible with Windows 11.

What about something like this?https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/open-in-fi...

(I have major trust issues with extensions after huge disaster with the Chrome extension to suspend tabs which had malicious code embedded in it)