I haven’t seen a recent post about this.
This is a handy tool to have for anyone sick of Microsoft’s shit and those who are slowly transitioning out of their ecosystem. It forces Windows to open your default browser instead of Edge every time you accidentally click on certain links in the Start menu, the toolbar widget, or open the help page by pressing F1.
It’s simple to install and also lets you customize other actions shown below:
Official site: MSEdgeRedirect.com
lordnikon@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Its sad Windows users have to hack their OS they pay for.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I know it’s not for the same reasons, but hacking your OS is a totally normal thing to have to do. It just mskes us look like the stereotype when we act smug about it (and not the flattering stereotype where we all get katanas and tickets to redmond)
the_q@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Weird take, but OK.
Jankatarch@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yeah it’s just realistic to think if you refuse to modify your pc microsoft will just set default to whatever makes them money over what’s convenient for you.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It’s not exactly our choice. I got 7 for a huge discount back in school and I’ve been upgrading it for free. That’s around the time when I switched to Linux the first time and realized it wasn’t for me. I tried again a couple of months ago and it’s been a bit of a headache trying to get things to work. Installing this is way easier in comparison.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
If you need help, there are lots of people who will kindly do so. You have to describe what didn’t work though. What distro were you using, and what was the issue?
Garuda has been a great out-of-the-box experience for me as a gamer. I have obviously added and removed things over time, but it was a trivial install (easier than Windows by far) and has a tool to install anything extra you might need (again, better than Windows). I’ve heard good things about CachyOS being similar too.
pool_spray_098@lemmy.world 1 day ago
What hardware are you using?
If you have the right hardware for Linux, everything just kind of works these days in my experience. Nvidia can be a pain, so I stick to AMD. WiFi also has to be the right chipset.
Codecs can also be an issue because some have restrictive licensing, but there are easy ways to handle that too.
sad_detective_man@leminal.space 2 days ago
I think a lot about where I would be in terms of being able to use Linux if I hadn’t spent all these years just trying to make windows not cancer
lordnikon@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Well the best time to start Linux was 15 years ago the second best time is now.
Psythik@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It’s no different from installing different modules in Linux.
Jankatarch@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That’s the problem. Whole point of windows is “you don’t have to modify stuff in roundabout ways like linux.”
Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
If you meant kernel modules, it really, because they’re made in a way in which you’re supposed to be able to add/remove them. This definitely isn’t that. If they wanted to allow you to do this they would have just made it a setting. This is a hack, to change the way existing system functions work, not intended by the developers.
If you mean packages instead, then no. In no way is it similar to installing packages. Are you saying every application you install is the same as hacking into your system to redirect commands to do something they aren’t intended to do, like this is? What?
calcopiritus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Or you can just uninstall edge.