Change default browser by link type?


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How do I change the Windows 11 configuration, only Microsoft Edge appears by default?

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How do I change the Windows 11 configuration, only Microsoft Edge appears by default?

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On the "Default apps" page, locate your browser of choice. Here, you'll find all sorts of options, including HTM, HTML, PDF, SHTML, SVG, WEBP, XHT, XHTML, FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS. These are the individual link and file types you can tie to any browser of your choice.
 

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On the "Default apps" page, locate your browser of choice. Here, you'll find all sorts of options, including HTM, HTML, PDF, SHTML, SVG, WEBP, XHT, XHTML, FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS. These are the individual link and file types you can tie to any browser of your choice.
Yes, in the URL:microsoft-edge, only Edge appears and I want to know how to change this to another browser, like Vivaldi, which is my default.
 

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I usually just right-click and .htm/.html file and Open with then choose the browser desired. New choices at the bottom are Always or Just once. Or just open the desired browser and should be a choice to set it as default.
 

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These are those links that only open with Edge, I want to change this because in the European Economic community this has changed but here in Brazil I don't know how to change this.
 

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These are those links that only open with Edge, I want to change this because in the European Economic community this has changed but here in Brazil I don't know how to change this.
Because in the EEA a law was passed to force MS to make Edge Un installable. There is no comparative ruling in other parts of the world.
 

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How do I change the Windows 11 configuration, only Microsoft Edge appears by default?

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I'm referring to any link that only opens exclusively with Edge, even if for everything else another browser is set as default, as is the case with these URL:Microsoft-Edge links where only Edge appears as an option to open, like this one. in capture.
Like when I click on a program like my HP printer program and instead of opening my default program, which is Vivaldi, it opens Edge because it is the default for "Edge" type links.
There is EdgeDeflector that allows me to get around this, but this program removes the copilot from Windows 11 and I don't want that.
 

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The only thing that comes to mind is how certain Web pages or programs are written, could be asking for Internet Explorer which actually calls Edge. Test that opening by putting iexplore.exe in the Start, Run box.
 

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Only Edge is allowed to handle microsoft-edge:// URLs. Here's a post from the developer of EdgeDeflector, who has since joined Vivaldi, coincidentally.

 

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Only Edge is allowed to handle microsoft-edge:// URLs. Here's a post from the developer of EdgeDeflector, who has since joined Vivaldi, coincidentally.

This makes it clear that Microsoft does not give the user the slightest respect and completely ignores our wishes.
I'll wait to see if anyone comes up with a way to get around these restrictions without damaging the operating system installation.

MSEdgeRedirect also removes Copilot damn, no options.
 
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I'm referring to any link that only opens exclusively with Edge
If it's an Edge Exclusive link, why is it necessary for you, a Vivaldi user, to open it?
What is the extension of the link, html, mhtml, or what?
 

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I want to prevent programs that I have installed on the system from opening links in Edge and opening them in Vivaldi, which currently does not occur in HP programs, for example.


With MSEdgeRedirect, however, it removes Copilot...
 

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Samsung Odyssey
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Core I7
I want to prevent programs that I have installed on the system from opening links in Edge and opening them in Vivaldi, which currently does not occur in HP programs, for example.
That's a bummer! :(
Sorry, I don't know what to suggest! 🤷‍♂️
 

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