Microsoft lost quite a bit of goodwill by forcing the Microsoft Edge browser connected uninterested users — but possibly those days are nearing an end? For a imaginable preview of the future, cheque this GIF from Leopeva64, who has a aboriginal mentation of Google’s Chrome web browser connected their machine, alongside the 2H22 update to Windows 10.

With Windows 10 22H2 and Chrome Dev, you tin seemingly present power your default browser with 1 click, from wrong the browser itself. GIF by Leopeva64

As of this March, switching your default browser successful Windows 11 had already been improved to instrumentality conscionable a fewer clicks successful a settings menu, but you tin spot however the older Windows 10 is adjacent cleaner than that. And with the Chrome and Windows 10 22H2 updates, you tin seemingly conscionable deed the pop-up successful the browser itself (in this case, Chrome Dev mentation 106.0.5231.2) to acceptable it close away. That would definite beryllium bully to person successful Windows 11 arsenic well.

If you adhd the information that rival browsers similar Firefox and Opera already enactment the aforesaid benignant of one-click, in-browser default app switching, we could beryllium entering a caller aureate property wherever browsers tin really vie connected their merits alternatively of begging oregon pushing you around. Just click to power your browser, arsenic often arsenic you like, till you’ve settled connected the 1 you want.

I wouldn’t count connected it, necessarily, arsenic Microsoft isn’t the lone browser shaper that’s pushy with prompts. And it’s not wide whether this one-touch diagnostic volition enactment astatine each successful Windows 11. My workfellow Tom conscionable tried it with the 22H2 update (you’ve been capable to instal the merchandise preview since June) and it conscionable pushed him into the settings paper portion doing thing astatine all. It didn’t enactment for maine connected Windows 11 21H2 either.

Chrome Dev is typically 9 to 12 weeks up of the unchangeable mentation of Chrome, according to Google’s FAQ. Windows 11 22H2 is coming this September, according to Tom’s sources. Windows 10 22H2 should besides beryllium retired this fall.

Correction, 6:34PM ET: It’s Windows 10 that Leopeva64 is demonstrating, not Windows 11 similar we primitively wrote. We regret the error.

Update, 7:05PM ET: Added that it does not presently enactment for america successful Windows 11, adjacent with the 22H2 update.