As per Microsoft, the move was necessary to support its end-to-end encryption features on the OS. The block appeared in the preview build of the OS last week and now the company has now confirmed that the change will be rolled out to all Windows 11 users in coming updates.
For those unaware, apps like EdgeDeflector help users to avoid these curbs and see the search results in their preferred browser. Whenever users search anything through the search box in the Start menu, Microsoft takes them to Edge browser and Bing search engine. Taking this forward, the tech giant has now started to block third-party apps like EdgeDeflector. This means that for changing the default browser, users have to change the default file type for FTP, HTTPS, HTTP, HTML, HTM, PDF, SHTML, SVG, WEBP, XHT and XHTML. On the new operating system, users have to set default apps according to the type of file or link type instead of a single switch. With the launch of Windows 11, Microsoft changed the way users assign default apps. The company made a slew of changes to this effect on the latest version of its operating system. Microsoft seems to have made up its mind that it wants users to use its Edge web browser on Windows 11.
