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Photo: Getty Images. Illustration: Reagan Allen. While the latest operating system may have many useful new features, it also has a sneaky one: If you’re not really careful, your default browser will ...

Google released its Chrome browser on the iOS platform last week, and it wasn’t long before the app shot to the top of the App Store’s charts. People clearly wanted a change of pace, and Apple’s ...

Microsoft is on the verge of delivering an option in Windows 11 that will make changing the default browser a simple, one-click choice. On March 28, Microsoft quietly rolled out this new feature as ...

With the upcoming Windows 11, Microsoft has to alter several features for the users. The Redmond giant decided to stick with the default browser prompt that will allow its original browser in the ...

Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

Windows 11, unlike its predecessor, offers a rather difficult way to change the default browser completely. While setting the default browser is easy, the rest of the part is difficult, like changing ...

Changing the default browser is more challenging in Windows 11 than in Windows 10. But you can still do it. Here's how. With Windows 11, Microsoft has altered the steps for changing your default ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a reviews editor who manages how-tos and various projects. She’s worked as an editor and writer (and ...