Windows 11 and Chrome are about to make switching default browsers even much less painful

Microsoft misplaced fairly a little bit of goodwill by forcing the Microsoft Edge browser on uninterested customers — but it surely appears to be like like these days are almost at an finish. Want a preview of the longer term? Look no additional than this GIF from Leopeva64, who’s obtained previews of the following main updates to Windows and Google’s Chrome net browser on their machine:

As of this March, switching your default browser in Windows 11 had already been improved to take just some clicks in a settings menu, however you possibly can see how the upcoming Windows 11 22H2 replace makes it even simpler with a streamlined default apps web page. Easier nonetheless, you possibly can simply hit the pop-up in Chrome (on this case, Chrome Dev model 106.0.5231.2) to set it out of your browser itself. No must dive into settings menus in any respect.

If you add the truth that rival browsers like Firefox and Opera already assist the identical sort of one-click, in-browser default app switching, we may very well be coming into a brand new golden age the place browsers can truly compete on their deserves as a substitute of begging or pushing you round. Just click on to change your browser, as typically as you want, until you’ve settled on the one you need.

I wouldn’t depend on it, essentially, as Microsoft isn’t the one browser producer that’s pushy with prompts… however one can hope!

Windows 11 22H2 is due late this September based on my colleague Tom’s sources, however you’ve been in a position to set up the discharge preview since June. Chrome Dev is often 9 to 12 weeks forward of the secure model of Chrome, based on Google’s FAQ.