Since its launch in 2021, one of the most consistent criticisms has been Microsoft. Compared to Windows 10, the newer operating system makes it more complicated for users to move away from the company’s first-party offerings. For example, if you don’t want Edge to open every time you click on a webpage or PDF, you’re forced to launch the Windows 11 Settings menu and change the default app by file type and link. It’s an unnecessarily long process that makes customizing Windows 11 complicated.
Microsoft is finally addressing some of those criticisms. in Friday (trans ), the company said it “reaffirms our long-standing approach to putting people in control of the Windows PC experience.” Microsoft announced a feature that it said will ensure Windows 11 users control changes to the default settings for their apps. Later this year, the company will introduce a new Deep Link Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that will allow developers to send users to the correct section of the Settings menu when they want to change how Windows 11 responds to specific file types and links.
Microsoft says it will also give users more control over which apps are pinned to the desktop, start menu, and taskbar with a new public API that will display a prompt to grant programs permission before they appear on those interface elements. Both features will roll out first to PCs enrolled in the Windows Insider Dev Channel in the coming months ahead of the public release of Windows 11. Notably, Microsoft says it will “lead by example” and release updates for Edge that will see the browser add support for these features as they become available.
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