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ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months ago

New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser

www.bleepingcomputer.com

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New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser

www.bleepingcomputer.com

ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months ago
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Microsoft is now using a Windows driver to prevent users from changing the configured Windows 10 and Windows 11 default browser through software or by manually modifying the Registry.
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    Luckily I’ve changed my default OS to Linux

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      Lol … you can bypass the Windows restriction by deleting the System32 folder

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        Microsoft hates this one simple trick

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        Instructions unclea—

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        Classic

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      This is the way

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