EdgeDeflectorSlim

Granted, Microsoft Edge is considerably improved and is usable after the switch to a Chromium base. Then again, just because it can be used, most users still prefer using other browsers instead of the Microsoft embedded one. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, as some apps are using Edge to open up different files.

EdgeDeflectorSlim is a lightweight utility designed to prevent Windows from opening web pages with Edge instead of your default browser. According to the developer, the tool is based on EdgeDeflector. However, take note that the none of the code is based on the original program and it was all written from scratch in C.

For starters, the tool opens up the exact Settings where you can prevent your computer from allowing apps to use Edge to access the Internet. To be more precise, the app pops up the Default apps setting window to make it easier for the users to set it as their default app for the protocol.

It is worth mentioning that neither updates to Microsoft Edge or quality updates for Windows will reset the aforementioned configuration.Nevertheless, you should bear in mind that major updates and OS upgrades may change the settings, but luckily neither occur very often.

Despite the numerous attempts of forcing Edge on users and the improvements, the vast majority of users still do not want to touch it. In fact, if uninstalling were possible, then there is a good chance that many would have removed it a long time ago.

The best thing users can do in this situation is to prevent it from automatically opening web pages or running in the background and eating up computer resources. EdgeDeflectorSlim could give you a hand with blocking the Edge URI protocol so that you can avoid the nuisance.