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What the hell is a "microsoft-edge:// link"? Pardon my ignorance since I didn't use Windows for years, but who even link something like that?

>>seqizz+(OP)
On Windows, apps can register URIs for them to handle. For example, steam uses steam://. The actual behavior is determined by the app.

According to Microsoft's documentation[0], the microsoft-edge:// scheme opens the edge browser and navigates to the specified URL.

If what is claimed in the article is implemented, it will provide a way to bypass the default browser setting. The system will launch edge even if you set another browser as your default web browser, bringing the problem of leaking MS account information that comes with the edge.

[0]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/launch-resume/l...

>>seqizz+(OP)
They use this scheme throughout the system, for example after clicking on a search result from the Cortana search. That basically skips your default browser settings and opens sites in Edge.