


Users still need to pick an app manually in the Settings app.Īlso, Microsoft does not plan to backtrack some of its Edge-imposing rules. For starters, the new button does not set Chrome (or other browsers) as default for various files, such as PDF or SVG. Of course, Microsoft is Microsoft, which means there are still caveats and asterisks.

Select your preferred browser and click the Set default button. Starting with Windows 11 22509, to change the default browser in Windows 11, you need to open Windows Settings and go to the Apps > Default apps section. Interestingly, Microsoft decided not to mention such a breakthrough fix in the official release notes. Windows 11 build 22509, released yesterday, contains a new button the lets you set a third-party browser as default with a single click.
