Windows 10’s Mail App Won’t Force You to Use Edge After All

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Here’s some good news about the October 2018 Update: Microsoft has completely backed off on plans to force the Edge browser on Windows 10 Mail app users.
Back in March, Microsoft announced it was “testing” a change that would completely ignore your default web browser choice when clicking links in the Mail app. Any links clicked in Mail would always open in Microsoft Edge. Microsoft defended this choice by saying Edge “provides the best, most secure and consistent experience on Windows 10.” We think the most consistent experience is using the default web browser every other application on the system uses, even if that’s Chrome or Firefox.
“We look forward to feedback,” wrote Microsoft. Microsoft got that feedback in the form of complaints, and quietly backed off on this change without any public announcement.

Full reading: https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/windows-10...after-all/