Although Windows 11 lets you set Chrome, Firefox, or another browser as your default browser, Microsoft Edge will continue to be the default for certain features, such as widgets and search.
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Windows 11: Make Chrome or Firefox the default browser after Microsoft made it harder
If you want links to open by default in your preferred browser rather than Microsoft Edge, or if you prefer to use another search engine (such as Google, DuckDuckGo, etc.) to display results instead of Bing, you will need to use a third-party tool such as MSEdgeRedirect.
MSEdgeRedirect is a free tool available on GitHub that intercepts and filters Microsoft Edge command arguments and redirects them to your default browser instead of the default behavior.
This guide will walk you through the steps to force features like widgets and search results to appear in Chrome or Firefox instead of Edge on Windows 11.
