I haven’t seen a recent post about this.
This is a handy tool to have for anyone sick of Microsoft’s shit and those who are slowly transitioning out of their ecosystem. It forces Windows to open your default browser instead of Edge every time you accidentally click on certain links in the Start menu, the toolbar widget, or open the help page by pressing F1.
It’s simple to install and also lets you customize other actions shown below:
As shown in the image, the additional redirections include Bing Discover, Bing Search, MSN News, MSN Weather, Bing Images, PDF Viewer. Additionally, you can disable CoPilot, redirect Spotlight, Bing Chat, and Windows Store Apps.
Official site: MSEdgeRedirect.com
Win 11 has Talon, which just rips out most of the Microsoft specific bs anyway.
Note: I don’t know enough about the script to say for sure that it is safe. And even if I did, I’m a stranger on the internet so you should do your own research before using ❤️
I keep running into this same deadend in my attempts to maintain decent digital hygiene. I’m always in the need to do more research before trying, but there’s no way to pretend I’ve gone through every code line and audit either. Ultimately I’m always left with whatever solutions are most suggested–recurring suggestions becomes my true filter/litmus test but I know this itself is soon to become it’s own non-solution.