Windows is generally flexible about tweaks to its system—and advanced users have long taken advantage of registry tweaks to make the OS behave. But recently, Microsoft has quietly barred access to one ...

Not everybody wants to use Safari, the Mac's default web browser, but switching completely to another one looks difficult — until you know how. Using a browser that isn't set to your default on macOS ...

Windows 11 famously made it an exhaustive chore to change your default browser, but it has since eased up quite a lot. Now, Google Chrome is rolling out the ability to become your default browser on ...

Microsoft is on the verge of delivering an option in Windows 11 that will make changing the default browser a simple, one-click choice. On March 28, Microsoft quietly rolled out this new feature as ...

If your desktop, laptop or mobile device is still running Internet Explorer, you should know that last month, Microsoft officially decided to end what was once its most popular browser. This means ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Last year, Microsoft made it frustratingly difficult to ...

Since its release, Windows 11 has continued to push users towards Microsoft Edge, refusing to accept the default browser choice that you've made in the operating system. Now, though, that could ...

In an effort to turn the tide, Mozilla is testing a fresh approach that could persuade more people to switch their default browser on Windows during the installation of the browser. Microsoft is now ...

Mozilla said that Microsoft took a step in the right direction regarding default browser choice but that there's more to be done. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

For better or worse, Google has a stranglehold over much of our tech lives. The Chrome browser is so ubiquitous that you might expect most people to use it by default, but a poll we ran on the matter ...