Just to be clear, you will not need all of the above if your default browser choice is already Edge, this is for people who prefer to use Chrome, Firefox, or some other browser like Opera, Brave or Vivaldi. This is also the case for any other links throughout Windows 10, such as Windows features like the Cortana assistant and built-in help links that normally totally ignore your default browser choice. Now, as can be seen above, whenever you click a link in the News and Interest widget it will open in your default browser. You can only select Microsoft Edge browser or EdgeDeflector for the MICROSOFT-EDGE protocol. The above process is also detailed here, which also lets you reverse the above steps, if needed.

Locate MICROSOFT-EDGE in the list and click on the program icon to the right of it,.

Scroll to the bottom and click Choose default apps by protocol,.

Go to All settings > Apps > Default apps,.

Install it by choosing Yes at the User Account Control prompt,.

Download the latest EdgeDeflector_install.exe from the Releases page on GitHub,.

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