Unless you tick “always use this app,” the default will never be changed. It’s the only opportunity to easily switch browsers, though. Like Windows 10, there’s a prompt that appears when you install a new browser and open a web link for the first time. In Windows 11, Microsoft has changed the way you set default apps. While Microsoft is making many positive changes to the Windows 11 UI, the default apps experience is a step back and browser competitors like Mozilla, Opera, and Vivaldi are concerned. Microsoft’s upcoming release of Windows 11 will make it even harder to switch default browsers and ignores browser defaults in new areas of the operating system.