Since its launch in 2021, one of the most consistent critics has come from Microsoft. Compared to Windows 10, the newer operating system makes it more difficult for users to steer away from the company’s own offerings. For example, if you don’t want Edge to open every time you click on a web page or PDF, you’ll be forced to launch Windows 11’s Settings menu and change the default app to file and link type. It’s an unnecessarily lengthy process that complicates customizing Windows 11.
Microsoft is finally addressing some of that criticism. in a friday (via ), the company said it was “reaffirming our long-standing focus on putting people in control of their Windows PC experience.” Microsoft announced a feature that it said would ensure Windows 11 users are in control of changes to their app defaults. Later this year, the company will introduce a new deep linking Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that will allow developers to send users to the correct section of the Settings menu when they want to change the way Windows 11 responds to links and types. of specific files.
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Microsoft says it will also give users more control over which apps are pinned to their desktop, start menu, and taskbar with a new public API that will display a prompt asking you to give programs permission before they appear on those items. of the interface. Both features will first roll out to PCs signed up for the Windows Insider Dev Channel in the coming months before we get to the public release of Windows 11. In particular, Microsoft says it will “walk the talk” and release updates for Edge that will see the browser. add support for those features as they become available.
