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Re:Windows 11 will respect default browser for system apps i... by Traubenfuchs on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @08:51AM (#37321260)
You can probably put any cmd-executable command as default, including headless browsers.
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Re:Windows 11 will respect default browser for system apps i... by numpad0 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @08:56AM (#37321348)
I tried exactly that. Turns out it can't be a .bat or .ps1 for understandable reasons, it has to be an executable. So, my "default browser" on this machine I'm on is now an .exe that prints $1. It works.
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