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Windows 11 was barely usable until I changed these 6 default settings

To keep OneDrive from launching automatically on startup, you can open the Task Manager, go to the Startup Apps tab, and ...
The Verge

Microsoft will make it a little easier to switch your default apps in Windows 11

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft’s new ‘principles’ around default app settings and pinning new buttons to the Windows taskbar should ...
Engadget

Microsoft is making it easier to set default apps in Windows 11

Since its release in 2021, one of the most consistent criticisms of Windows 11 has been Microsoft’s handling of app defaults. Compared to Windows 10, the newer OS makes it more complicated for users ...
Bleeping Computer

New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser

Microsoft is now using a Windows driver to prevent users from changing the configured Windows 10 and Windows 11 default browser through software or by manually modifying the Registry. Windows users ...
Lifehacker

How to Set Default Apps on Windows and macOS

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...
Ars Technica

Change default program for a file extension (for all users)

What steps do I need to take to change the default action on Windows XP and Windows 7 when someone tries to open a CHM file? I want the file extension to be associated with notepad.exe for ALL users.