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Re:Windows update resets your default programs so they can s... by capableweb on Friday September 04, 2020 @01:40PM (#24377122)
As mentioned in my previous comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24374147), I was also affected by this. Saw the popup first when I clicked on a link in Discord, and Firefox was not updated (I'm doing those updates manually), only new thing from the Windows Update was that now Edge was added to my system + it was added to the bottom bar next to the start button. This is how the dialog looked for me: https://imgur.com/a/cTBcCBC
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Re:Windows update resets your default programs so they can s... by ocdtrekkie on Friday September 04, 2020 @03:13PM (#24377975)
That is indeed a default browser dialog (unlike the one from the Reddit post). And yes, it's because the new Edge got installed. Helpfully though, it does show your current default on top.

Note that if you install any web browser, Windows will do this.

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Re:Windows update resets your default programs so they can s... by capableweb on Saturday September 05, 2020 @01:09PM (#24385125)
> Note that if you install any web browser, Windows will do this.

I guess the main difference between this Edge install and any other browser is that only Edge gets an automatic placement in the bottom taskbar, next to the start button. No other browser I installed have ended up there automatically.

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Re:Windows update resets your default programs so they can s... by ocdtrekkie on Saturday September 05, 2020 @02:19PM (#24385672)
That's correct. Don't get me wrong: Microsoft pushes Edge, almost as hard as Google properties push Chrome.

But many complaints about Windows are trumped up a bit by misunderstanding what actually happened.

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