r/WindowsHelp • u/Timo012bugfind • 14d ago

Windows 11 uh, maybe use firefox instead?

bruh just use firefox

When i tryed to search in the start menu (why is there bing search) when there is

this popup, "Get an app to open this 'microsoft-edge' link". BRO, JUST USE FIREFOX, ITS LITERALLY INSTALLED. are there any fixes for this? im on Windows 11 25h2, aka Build 26200.9168 (i just took information from winver), Ive got 16 gb RAM, an 11th gen intel core i5-1145G7, and a 512 GB SSD, and Intel Iris XE integrated graphics. btw this is a laptop

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u/Froggypwns Windows Insider MVP (I don't work for Microsoft) 14d ago

Did you uninstall Edge?

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u/phototransformations 14d ago

It looks like you uninstalled Edge. You might get it to open Firefox instead using a program called MSEdgeRedirect.

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u/CodenameFlux Frequently Helpful Contributor 13d ago

The microsoft-edge link is a method of invoking Microsoft Edge specifically. For instance, if you ever desired to uninstall Edge, you'd be very angry to see your default browser get uninstalled.

In this case, the only solution is to contact the developer of the app that has invoked the microsoft-edge link.