One of the big changes coming with these EEA updates include Windows no longer nagging users to set Microsoft Edge as their default browser. Currently, Windows will periodically pop a notification ...

– Microsoft Edge (@MicrosoftEdge) May 30, 2025 Microsoft has long skirted – many would say surpassed – the boundaries of acceptability with its prompts to make Edge the default browser.

The banner flaunts Edge's built-in security and privacy features to get users to make it their default browser.

I made Microsoft Edge my default browser because of these three killer features Edge might be based on the same open-source Chromium engine as Google's Chrome, but it's no mere clone.

Windows 11 might want to push you to use Edge, but you probably have another favorite. Whatever it is, here's how to make it the default browser.

Microsoft Edge is one of the best browsers available right now. In this article, I'll highlight the main reason why I use it as my default browser in Windows.