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Re:Mozilla has defeated Microsoft’s default browser protecti... by minhazm on Monday September 13, 2021 @11:38AM (#28512841)
Just speculation but perhaps the way the installers work makes it appear to Windows that the app was uninstalled first and then a new version is installed. If it looks like it was uninstalled then I can see why Windows might change the default.
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Re:Mozilla has defeated Microsoft’s default browser protecti... by kymaz on Monday September 13, 2021 @03:41PM (#28515825)
Which feels quite amateurish and thus ridiculous for Microsoft. Like, they invent a new app store in Windows 10 and they still can't even be bothered to implement a working update routine that isn't infuriating to end users?
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Re:Mozilla has defeated Microsoft’s default browser protecti... by cm2187 on Monday September 13, 2021 @01:12PM (#28513974)
That’s a tempting explanation except that in my case it appears after OS upgrades.
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