Default browser issues

Dear Will,

Thank you for posting your question on our forum.

Auslogics Registry Cleaner does not have the functionality for managing or fixing browser issues. There is a possibility that some extensions or applications affect your browser. Here is some recommendations you can try:

1. Prevent Edge from asking to be the default browser:

- open Microsoft Edge;

- go to Settings => System and performance;

- turn off the toggle for Startup boost;

- go to Settings => Privacy, search, and services;

- scroll down to Services and click on Address bar and search;

- set your preferred search engine there.

2. Disable Edge from changing default browser via Group Policy:

- press Win + R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter;

- navigate to Computer Configuration => Administrative Templates => Windows Components => Microsoft Edge;

- double-click on Set Microsoft Edge as default browser and select Disabled;

3. Disable Edge from changing default browser via Registry Editor:

- press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter;

- navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft;

- right-click on Microsoft, select New => Key, and name it Edge;

- right-click on Edge, select New => DWORD (32-bit) Value, and name it DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled;

- set the value to 0.

4. Prevent Bing from being set as default search engine:

- open Microsoft Edge;

- go to Settings => Privacy, search, and services;

- scroll down to Services and click on Address bar and search;

- click on Manage search engines;

- find Bing in the list, click on the three dots next to it, and select Remove.

Should you have any other questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.