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A tiny helper application to force Windows 10 to use your preferred web browser instead of ignoring the setting to promote Microsoft Edge. Only runs for a microsecond when needed.

v1.2.3.0

2 years ago
  • Fixed an issue where the app wouldn’t launch when installed to a directory path containing a space. (Contributed by @ajay4q.)
  • Fixed an issue where the app would be shown without an icon in some Windows dialogs. (Spotted by @BinToss.)
  • Updated to .NET Framework 4.8.

Known issues

v1.2.2.0

2 years ago
  • Remove unused code. (Optimization contributed by @voltura.)

v1.2.1.0

2 years ago
  • Resolved an issue where weather links on the task bar would not open. (New in Windows 10 21H1.)

v1.2.0.0

3 years ago
  • New post-installation greeting page helps user through manual installation steps. (Changes in Windows 10 prevents automation during installation.)
  • Now installs per-user. (No longer requires administrative permissions to install.)
  • Resolved issues that caused anti-virus programs to consider the installer and program suspicious.
  • Resolved potential localization issue.

Please uninstall any old versions before installing this version.

v1.1.3.0

6 years ago
  • Resolved an issue where Continue on PC links wouldn’t open.
  • Resolved an issue where searches for domain names wouldn’t open.

Please read the Installation instructions.

v1.1.2.0

6 years ago
  • Resolve an issue with URL percent-encoding.

Please read the Installation instructions.

v1.1.1.0

6 years ago
  • Added support for the new link format used in Cortana after Windows 10 build 16241. (Thanks to first-time contributor Mark Young.)
  • Resolved a crash when opened with some unexpected malformed or empty URIs.

Please read the Installation instructions.

v1.0.1.0

7 years ago
  • Bug fix.

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v1.0.0.0

7 years ago

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