尽管微软基于 Chromium 的 Edge 浏览器与(Chromium-powered Edge browser)Windows上的旧版 EdgeHTML 浏览器相比(older EdgeHTML counterpart)有了显着进步，但第三方替代品——例如Chrome 和(Chrome and Opera—continue)Opera——在抛光和稳定性方面继续使其黯然失色。
即便如此，这家总部位于雷德蒙德的科技巨头(tech giant)不必要地使默认浏览器(default browser)设置复杂化，以试图让用户坚持使用 Edge(attempts to make users stick with Edge)。
但别担心。如果你想停止使用Microsoft Edge，下面的说明应该可以帮助你弄清楚在Windows 11/10中更改默认 Web 浏览器必须做什么。
此外，您将学习如何修改操作系统(operating system)在覆盖默认浏览器(default browser)首选项并继续在Edge中打开链接时的行为(s behavior)。
如何在Windows 11中更改(Windows 11)默认浏览器(Default Browser)
Microsoft未提供可用于在Windows 11中切换默认浏览器的单一设置。相反，您必须手动将首选浏览器链接到相关的 Web 相关文件类型和协议。问题：你必须处理十几个。
幸运的是，有一个更简单的方法。如果您在安装第三方浏览器后立即打开外部链接（通过邮件等应用程序），(Mail)操作系统(operating system)会提示您在可用的浏览应用程序之间进行选择。
然后，您所要做的就是选择，选中始终使用此应用程序旁边的框，(Always use this app, )然后选择确定(OK)。瞧！您已更改默认浏览器(default browser)。但你只有一次机会。
因此，如果您已经打开了链接但忘记选中始终使用此应用程序(Always use this app )框，那么您可以通过以下方式在Windows 11中更改(Windows 11)默认浏览器(default browser)。
1. 打开开始(Start )菜单并选择设置(Settings)。
2. 选择应用程序(Apps )>默认应用程序(Default apps)。
3. 选择您要设为默认浏览器的浏览器，例如Google Chrome。
4.在.htm文件类型下选择Microsoft Edge 。
5. 选择您喜欢的浏览器，例如Google Chrome，然后选择OK。
注意：(Note:) Windows 11 可能会试图说服您坚持使用Edge作为默认浏览器(default browser)。选择Switch Anyway，您应该能够继续进行更改。
6.在同一屏幕中对以下文件类型和协议 重复步骤4 - 5 。
提示：只需将设置为(Hint: )Microsoft Edge的任何内容替换为您的首选浏览器即可。
.html
.pdf
.shtml
.svg
.webp
.xht
.xhtml
FTP
HTTP
HTTPS
7. 退出设置(Settings )应用程序。
您刚刚将首选的第三方浏览器设置为Windows 11中的默认浏览器。
如何在Windows 10中更改(Windows 10)默认浏览器(Default Browser)
与Windows 11相比，在Windows 10中更改默认浏览器(default browser)要容易得多。
您可以通过操作系统(operating system)的设置应用程序(Settings app)在可用的浏览应用程序之间切换，而不是搞乱单个文件类型和协议。
1. 打开开始(Start )菜单并选择设置(Settings)。
2. 选择应用程序(Apps)。
3. 选择侧边栏上的默认应用程序(Default apps )。然后，向下滚动到Web 浏览器(Web browser )部分并选择Microsoft Edge。
4. 选择您要设为默认浏览器的浏览器，例如Google Chrome。
5. 退出设置(Settings )应用程序。
浏览器现在应该作为Windows 10(Windows 10)中的默认浏览应用程序工作。
如何Force Windows 11/10在默认浏览器(Default Browser)中打开所有链接(Links)
尽管更改了Windows 11(Windows 11)和Windows 10中的(Windows 10)默认浏览器(default browser)，但这两个操作系统仍将继续在Edge中打开来自(Edge)Microsoft 应用程序和服务(Microsoft apps and services)的特定链接。例如，在“新闻和兴趣”小部件(News and Interests widget)中选择卡片会调用Microsoft Edge而不是默认浏览器(default browser)。
但这就是 EdgeDeflector 发挥作用的地方。它是一个开源帮助应用程序(helper application)，可将仅 Edge 链接重定向到您的默认浏览器(default browser)。Windows 11/10上安装和设置它的方法。
注意：(Note:)如果Windows 安全(Windows Security)阻止EdgeDeflector，请选择更多信息(More info )>仍然运行(Run anyway)，您应该能够继续使用它。
Install EdgeDeflector on Windows 11/10
1.从 GitHub下载最新版本的EdgeDeflector 。
2. 运行EdgeDeflector_install.exe文件。
3. 选择安装(Install)。
在 Windows 11 中设置 EdgeDeflector(Set Up EdgeDeflector in Windows 11)
1. 打开开始(Start )菜单并选择设置(Settings)。
2. 转到应用程序(Apps )>默认应用程序(Default apps)。
3. 向下滚动并选择EdgeDeflector。
4. 选择MICROSOFT-EDGE协议下的Microsoft Edge 。
5. 选择EdgeDeflector并选择OK。
6. 退出设置(Settings )应用程序。
在 Windows 10 中设置边缘偏转器(Set Up Edge Deflector in Windows 10)
1. 打开开始(Start )菜单并选择设置(Settings)。
2. 选择应用程序(Apps)。
3.切换到侧边栏上的默认应用程序(Default apps )。然后，向下滚动并选择按协议选择默认应用程序(Choose default apps by protocol)。
4. 选择MICROSOFT-EDGE协议旁边的Microsoft Edge 。
5. 选择边缘(EdgeDelector)选择器。
6. 退出设置(Settings )应用程序。
享受使用(Enjoy Using)新的默认 Web 浏览器(New Default Web Browser)的乐趣
更改默认浏览器(default browser)（尤其是在Windows 11上）是一件棘手的事情。尽管受到了很多抨击，但微软(Microsoft)似乎只是加大了力度，将其股票浏览器(stock browser)强加给用户。但无论Chromium 版本(Chromium version)的Edge与之前相比有多么出色，限制选择只是坏品味。
也就是说，如果您仍在寻找可靠的网络浏览器(web browser)，那么您可能需要考虑以下几种轻量级替代方案。此外，请随意尝试这些您可能从未听说过的浏览器。
How to Change the Default Web Browser in Windows 11/10
Although Microsoft’s Chromium-powered Edge browsеr is a significant step uр from its older EdgeHTML counterpart on Windows, third-party alternatives—such as Chrome and Opera—continue to overshadow it in terms of polish and stability.
Even so, the Redmond-based tech giant needlessly complicates the default browser settings in attempts to make users stick with Edge.
But don’t worry. If you want to stop using Microsoft Edge, the instructions below should help you figure out what you must do to change the default web browser in Windows 11/10.
Additionally, you’ll learn how to modify the operating system’s behavior for instances when it overrides your default browser preferences and continues to open links in Edge.
How to Change the Default Browser in Windows 11
Microsoft does not provide a single setting that you can use to switch default browsers in Windows 11. Instead, you must manually link your preferred browser to the relevant web-related file types and protocols. The problem: You’ve got to deal with over a dozen of them.
Luckily, there’s an easier way. If you open an external link (via an app such as Mail) immediately after installing a third-party browser, the operating system should prompt you to select between available browsing apps.
All you have to do then is take your pick, check the box next to Always use this app, and select OK. Voila! You’ve changed the default browser. But you’ve only got one shot at that.
So if you’ve already opened a link but forgot to check the Always use this app box, then here’s how you can change the default browser in Windows 11 the hard way.
1. Open the Start menu and select Settings.
2. Select Apps > Default apps.
3. Select the browser you want to make the default—e.g., Google Chrome.
4. Select Microsoft Edge under the .htm file type.
5. Pick your preferred browser—e.g., Google Chrome—and select OK.
Note: Windows 11 might try to persuade you to stick with Edge as the default browser. Select Switch anyway, and you should be able to continue making changes.
6. Repeat steps 4–5 for the following file types and protocols within the same screen.
Hint: Just replace anything that’s set to Microsoft Edge with your preferred browser.
.html
.pdf
.shtml
.svg
.webp
.xht
.xhtml
FTP
HTTP
HTTPS
7. Exit the Settings app.
You’ve just finished setting up your preferred third-party browser as the default in Windows 11.
How to Change the Default Browser in Windows 10
Compared to Windows 11, changing the default browser in Windows 10 is much easier.
Instead of messing around with individual file types and protocols, you get to switch between available browsing apps via the operating system’s Settings app.
1. Open the Start menu and select Settings.
2. Select Apps.
3. Select Default apps on the sidebar. Then, scroll down to the Web browser section and select Microsoft Edge.
4. Pick the browser you want to make the default—e.g., Google Chrome.
5. Exit the Settings app.
The browser should now work as the default browsing app in Windows 10.
How to Force Windows 11/10 to Open All Links in Default Browser
Despite changing the default browser in Windows 11 and Windows 10, both operating systems shall continue opening specific links from Microsoft apps and services in Edge. For example, selecting a card in the News and Interests widget invokes Microsoft Edge instead of your default browser.
But that’s where EdgeDeflector comes into the picture. It’s an open-source helper application that redirects Edge-only links to your default browser. Here’s how to install and set it up on Windows 11/10.
Note: If Windows Security blocks EdgeDeflector, select More info > Run anyway and you should be able to continue using it.
Install EdgeDeflector on Windows 11/10
1. Download the latest version of EdgeDeflector from GitHub.
2. Run the EdgeDeflector_install.exe file.
3. Select Install.
Set Up EdgeDeflector in Windows 11
1. Open the Start menu and select Settings.
2. Go to Apps > Default apps.
3. Scroll down and select EdgeDeflector.
4. Select Microsoft Edge under the MICROSOFT-EDGE protocol.
5. Choose EdgeDeflector and select OK.
6. Exit the Settings app.
Set Up Edge Deflector in Windows 10
1. Open the Start menu and select Settings.
2. Select Apps.
3. Switch to Default apps on the sidebar. Then, scroll down and select Choose default apps by protocol.
4. Select Microsoft Edge next to the MICROSOFT-EDGE protocol.
5. Select EdgeDelector.
6. Exit the Settings app.
Enjoy Using Your New Default Web Browser
Changing the default browser (especially on Windows 11) is a tricky affair. Despite receiving lots of flak, Microsoft only seems to intensify its efforts at forcing its stock browser on users. But no matter how better the Chromium version of Edge is compared to before, restricting choice is just bad taste.
That said, if you are still on the hunt for a solid web browser, then here are several lightweight alternatives you may want to consider. Also, feel free to try out these browsers that you might’ve never heard of before.
