Microsoft’s handling of app defaults in Windows 11 has frequently drawn criticism.
Microsoft intends to make it simpler for users who want to alter the default Windows 11 apps.
The feature will allow users to quickly control changes to their app defaults.
Microsoft wants to ensure that people are in control of what gets pinned to their Desktop, their Start menu, and their Taskbar.
Microsoft will now give developers of apps “the ability to make their app the default or pin their app to the taskbar” through a “commonly supported way”.
Additionally, it stated that its own apps would adhere to the same standard for defaults and pinning in order to prevent favoritism for the applications in its ecosystem.
Developers will be given a new Settings deep link URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) so they can direct their customers to the proper default settings.