One of the enduring legacies of the '90s browser wars has been an outsize attention to how Microsoft handles default app settings in Windows, especially browser settings. The company plans to make it ...

Adam Benjamin has helped people navigate complex problems for the past decade. The former digital services editor for Reviews.com, Adam now leads CNET's services and software team and contributes to ...

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 ...

This seems like a really obvious thing I am somehow missing... but how do you set a default audio device for output? I have like a million, because I have 3 monitors that all support audio passthrough ...

Before we analyze what's on offer in Windows 11, we will first take a look at similar capabilities present in Windows 10. Fortunately, the ability to set default apps ...

Since its release in 2021, one of the most consistent criticisms of Windows 11 has been Microsoft’s handling of app defaults. Compared to Windows 10, the newer OS makes it more complicated for users ...

Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 11 release has won praise for its user interface revamp, but the preview has caused alarm among Windows fans because of how it complicates the process of selecting a ...

Changing the default browser is a great way to improve your Windows 11 web-browsing experience. If you've got a favorite browser then you can switch the default browser in Windows 11 so that you ...

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If you have connected multiple phones to your Windows 11 computer via the Phone Link app and want to set a specific phone as the default device, here is how you can do that. It is possible to set or ...

Microsoft would really like all Windows 10 users to keep Edge as their default browser, but switching to Chrome, Firefox, or one of the many other web browsers out there is quick and easy. For Windows ...

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