Microsoft is now using a Windows driver to prevent users from changing the configured Windows 10 and Windows 11 default browser through software or by manually modifying the Registry.
  • Admetus@sopuli.xyz
    331·
    7 months ago

    Presumably one can still set default in settings. I’m not giving up Firefox yet.

      • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
        151·
        7 months ago

        Nowhere in the article does MS say that. It’s presented as an argument, while MS said “no comment”.

        Nowhere does MS claim that.

        “Kolbicz believes this change may be to comply with Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA)” (emphasis mine).

        “BleepingComputer contacted Microsoft about the lockdown of these Registry keys in March, but they said they had nothing to share at this time.”

      • redcalcium@lemmy.institute
        9·
        7 months ago

        But why? Is administrators forcing their company’s laptop to use certain browser actually a significant problem before?

        • bjorney@lemmy.ca
          17·
          7 months ago

          They aren’t talking about system administrators. They are talking about 3rd party software presenting a privilege escalation prompt (administrator access) and changing your default browser without you knowing about it

        • TwinTusks@bitforged.spaceEnglish
          41·
          7 months ago

          Its more a issue in China where every browser (read malware) would make itself the default and it’s a pain to change it back.

        • m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
          2·
          7 months ago

          Still doable for corporate-managed devices through GPOs, MS Intune, MECM, etc