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How to stop Edge from asking to be the default browser

Let’s say you don’t want users to start with the default Edge browser on your computer. If so, you can follow this article to prevent Windows 11 and 10 computers from showing a prompt to check if Microsoft Edge is the default browser.

You can do this using the Local Group Policy Editor and the Registry Editor.

To prevent Edge from being requested as the default browser by displaying the Prompt, follow these steps:

• Press Win+R to open the Run prompt.
• Type gpedit.MSC and click the OK button.
• Go to Microsoft Edge under User Configuration.
• Double-click. Set Microsoft Edge as the default browser.
• Select the Disabled option.
• Click the OK button.
• Restart your computer.

Let’s explore these steps in more detail!

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Method 1: Local Group Policy Editor

Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

To do this, press Win+R to open the Run window and type gpedit.MSC and click the OK button.

Then it would help if you went to this path:

User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Edge

In this section, you can find a setting called Set Microsoft Edge as the default browser. You need to double-click this setting and select the Disabled option:

Then click the OK button to save the changes. Finally, it would help if you restarted your computer.

Suppose you want to return to the original settings. In that case, you need to open the Local Group Policy Editor, double-click on the same settings above, and select the Not Configured option.

Method 2: Registry Editor

We can use the registry to prevent Microsoft Edge as the default browser.

To do this, follow the steps below:

1. Search for Registry Editor in the taskbar search box.
2. Click on the search result.
3. Go to Microsoft in HKCU.
4. Right-click Microsoft > New > Key and name it Edge.
5. Right-click Edge > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
6. Set the name as DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled.
7. Keep Value data 0.
8. Restart your computer.

Let’s explore these steps in more detail!

Open the Registry Editor on your computer. To do this, search for registry editor in the taskbar search box and click on the search result.

Then follow the following path:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft

Right-click Microsoft > New > Key and name it Edge:

Right-click the Edge key, select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value and set the name to DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled.

By default, its value data is 0, and you need to keep that value data to prevent Edge from being the default browser. If so, restart your computer.

However, to allow Edge to be the default browser, you must set the Value data to 1.

Alternatively, you can remove the REG_DWORD value.

To do this, right-click DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled, select Delete, and click Yes.

This tip will come in handy if Windows keeps changing the default browser

Conclusion

This article discussed ways to prevent the default Edge browser in systems. Good luck!