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In Windows 11, Microsoft made it an absolute nightmare to change the default apps. People should have the ability to simply and easily set defaults, but sometimes operating systems don’t make it easy, whether through poor design or deliberate efforts to frustrate user choice. Defaults make everyday use of computers less annoying and save time when using apps like browsers, email, music, and video conferencing. Providing users with a clear way to set their preferred browser as the default is an important feature supporting user choice. The aspects of the Windows environment that Firefox relies on when users choose Firefox to be their default browser do not work in a MSIX environment. MSIX packages run in a “Windows package environment”. Here’s the full quote from a Mozilla spokesperson:įirefox ships an MSIX package in the Windows Store so that our users on Windows 10 and Windows 11 are able to download Firefox from the Store.
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