Posted 4/7/2024, 2:17:34 PM
Microsoft blocks changing default Windows browser with new driver
- Microsoft introduced a new Windows driver that blocks changing the default browser manually or through software.
- The driver locks down registry keys related to default browser and PDF associations.
- Disabling the driver in the registry allows changes again, but a scheduled task re-enables it.
- This may relate to complying with Europe's Digital Markets Act (DMA) fair competition regulations.
- The driver rolled out globally, not just Europe, questioning the DMA compliance theory.