Sometimes Windows ignores your default browser settings, but that isn't an issue if you have EdgeDeflector. The app redirects links to your browser of choice, including links that normally ignore default browser settings.Many are frustrated that Windows 10 and Windows 11 don't always follow default browser settings. Certain aspects of the operating systems open webpages in Microsoft Edge, regardless of which browser someone has set as a default. In comes EdgeDeflector, an app designed to quietly intercept any redirects to Edge back to your browser of choice.
The app just received an update to version 1.2.3.0. The update doesn't bring much in terms of new features that people will notice, but its rollout is a good chance to highlight the app. Windows 11 pushing people to Microsoft Edge made headlines recently, so many will be on the lookout for a simple way to never see Edge.
With EdgeDeflector in place, when you click a link from a widget on the new OS you will still go to your browser of choice, not Edge. While EdgeDeflector redirects links, its maker emphasizes that it only runs locally. This means that it doesn't collect data regarding the links people click. It doesn't store data regarding links either. It works by having EdgeDeflector become the default app for Microsoft Edge links found throughout the OS.
Credit: windowscentral.com
UPDATE: In November 2021 Microsoft began blocking EdgeDeflector from working in Windows 11. Read more in this news article at theverge.com.
UPDATE: (December 2021) After early reports confirmed that Windows 11 would include an even more labyrinthine process for switching your default browser than the one required in previous versions, the company has seemingly reversed course, now allowing users to switch browsers with the click of a single button. More HERE.
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