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Microsoft lost<\/a> quite<\/a> a bit<\/a> of goodwill<\/a> by forcing the Microsoft Edge browser on uninterested users \u2014 but maybe those days are nearing an end? For a possible preview of the future, check this GIF from Leopeva64<\/a>, who has a future version of Google\u2019s Chrome web browser on their machine, alongside the 2H22 update to Windows 10. <\/p>\n

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With Windows 10 22H2 and Chrome Dev, you can apparently now switch your default browser with one click, from inside the browser itself.<\/em><\/figcaption>GIF by Leopeva64<\/em><\/cite><\/p>\n

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As of this March<\/a>, switching your default browser in Windows 11 had already been improved to take just a few clicks in a settings menu<\/a>, but you can see how the older Windows 10 is even cleaner than that. And with the Chrome and Windows 10 22H2 updates, you can seemingly just hit the pop-up in the browser itself (in this case, Chrome Dev version 106.0.5231.2) to set it right away. That would sure be nice to have in Windows 11 as well.<\/p>\n

If you add the fact that rival browsers like Firefox and Opera already support the same kind of one-click, in-browser default app switching, we could be entering a new golden age where browsers can actually compete on their merits instead of begging or pushing you around. Just click to switch your browser, as often as you like, till you\u2019ve settled on the one you want. <\/p>\n

I wouldn\u2019t count<\/em> on it, necessarily, as Microsoft isn\u2019t the only browser manufacturer that\u2019s pushy with prompts. And it\u2019s not clear whether this one-touch feature will work at all in Windows 11. My colleague Tom just tried it with the 22H2 update (you\u2019ve been able to install the release preview since June<\/a>) and it just pushed him into the settings menu while doing nothing at all. It didn\u2019t work for me on Windows 11 21H2 either. <\/p>\n

Leopeva says you\u2019ll need to set a flag to get it to work on Windows 10: \u201c\u2014enable-features=Win10UnattendedDefault\u201d<\/p>\n

Chrome Dev is typically nine to 12 weeks ahead of the stable version of Chrome, according to Google\u2019s FAQ<\/a>. Windows 11 22H2 is coming this September, according to Tom\u2019s sources<\/a>. Windows 10 22H2 should also be out this fall.<\/p>\n

Correction, 6:34PM ET: <\/strong><\/em>It\u2019s Windows 10 that Leopeva64 is demonstrating, not Windows 11 like we originally wrote. We regret the error.<\/em><\/p>\n

Update, 7:05PM ET: <\/strong><\/em>Added that it does not currently work for us in Windows 11, even with the 22H2 update.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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