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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.

9 mentions on Hacker News by 7 people: 0 stories, 9 comments · first 2019-05-02 · latest 2024-03-28

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  1. …of Windows 10 claiming Edge saves battery-life; this is shown when Google Chrome is open.) [6]: https://github.com/da2x/EdgeDeflector (Abandoned on Mar 23, 2022.) (Apologies for the link farm, but I believe it's important to remember what…
    comment by tentacleuno · 2024-03-28 · in How a Windows shake-up could position Microsoft to capitalize on AI PCs
  2. …fix that. Microsoft got wise to it and found a way to neutralize it, which killed the project. https://github.com/da2x/EdgeDeflector
    comment by tyingq · 2023-03-18 · in The dark defaults of Microsoft Edge
  3. You can use https://github.com/rcmaehl/MSEdgeRedirect Also this https://github.com/da2x/EdgeDeflector/issues/142#issuecommen... setting might me important for some people.
    comment by noxer · 2021-11-15 · in Microsoft to Block Windows 11 Browser Workarounds
  4. …in how EdgeDeflector, Brave, and Firefox have chosen to tackle this process. EdgeDeflector ( https://github.com/da2x/EdgeDeflector/blob/469a0c8523c6bb7fb... ) checks to see not only that the string begins with "microsoft-edge:", but also…
    comment by jonathansampson · 2021-10-06 · in Brave and Firefox to intercept links that force-open in Microsoft Edge
  5. …the "microsoft-edge:" protocol/URI handler) to open in your default browser using EdgeDeflector https://github.com/da2x/EdgeDeflector
    comment by m-p-3 · 2021-10-04 · in Brave and Firefox to intercept links that force-open in Microsoft Edge
  6. barely related: https://github.com/da2x/EdgeDeflector https://gist.github.com/GeeLaw/782d1ff3cf4f990c61ba1cc20ddf4...
    comment by password4321 · 2021-09-16 · in Deno 1.14
  7. Somewhat related, also see "EdgeDeflector": https://github.com/da2x/EdgeDeflector It's a really handy utility to force windows to actually use your default browser in spaces where it currently forces Edge. You've probably seen this opening…
    comment by tyingq · 2021-09-13 · in Mozilla has defeated Microsoft’s default browser protections in Windows
  8. Try EdgeDeflector ( https://github.com/da2x/EdgeDeflector ).
    comment by iggldiggl · 2019-08-27 · in Useless Windows 10 Features
  9. …products ignore the default browser bit and open links in Edge Try something like EdgeDeflector ( https://github.com/da2x/EdgeDeflector ) for redirecting those links to your default browser.
    comment by iggldiggl · 2019-05-02 · in A Conspiracy to Kill IE6