![]() It did its job and I’m sure it served its users well. Edge used to be built on Microsoft’s EdgeHTML rendering engine. I just didn’t want to be forced to use it. I don’t hate or even dislike Microsoft Edge. It still occasionally receives coverage from tech blogs with nothing more original to cover. It popped up in all the Windows news/fan blogs within a few months of its launch. ![]() 265 000 through the project page on GitHub and 35 000 times from mirrors. EdgeDeflector gave back this control.ĮdgeDeflector was positively received by users and has been downloaded over 300 000 times. It doesn’t respect the choices of its consumers to not use its software. The operating system has a default web browser setting, but Microsoft circumvents this setting in certain parts of its operating system. Microsoft uses Windows 10 features like Search, Cortana, and others to force users to open links in its Microsoft Edge web browser. The origin story of EdgeDeflector is a tiny act of rebellion against tech behemoths abusing their market positions. However, supporting it has proven a frustrating experience. It’s a tiny software project that I haven’t had to write any new code for in years. It reinforces the default web browser setting in situations when Microsoft ignores its own setting and pushes you to use its Edge browser instead. Three years ago, I released EdgeDeflector a tiny open-source utility program for Windows 10.
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