How to Change the Default Browser in Windows 11 [Tutorial]

How to Change the Default Browser in Windows 11 [Tutorial]

With Windows 11, Microsoft has altered the steps for changing your default browser from Edge to a different program. A process that’s relatively simple in Windows 10 is more confusing and cumbersome in Windows 11.

If you’ve updated your PC from Windows 10 to Windows 11, you may have noticed that when you click on a link for a website, a PDF document, or a variety of other file types, you will now be sent to Microsoft’s Edge browser. In its new version of Windows, Microsoft seems to have become especially aggressive in pushing its own apps over the apps that had been installed as defaults before the upgrade. In other words, Edge suddenly became your default browser.

Issues addressed in this tutorial:
change default browser windows 11
change default browser windows 11 to chrome

Every browser has its advantages and disadvantages. These days, it’s mostly down to personal preference as there isn’t a mainstream browser in existence that’s truly bad. Whether you’re a fan of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or alternatives like Vivaldi, Brave, or Opera, good options are everywhere you look.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.

[FactoryWorker-bbpl]

this works very well, thank you. Microsoft edge needs to be removed from windows

[spencerbarber]

Did this, and then typed a web question into my task bar search and it still opens edge. What am I missing?