After a recent Windows update, many users reported that opening Chrome triggers the default app settings to open every time. In this post, we will discuss why opening Chrome opens default apps ...

OS has long let users set new default apps in a variety of categories, and the available options expanded in iOS 26.

Choose an app category, like Browser app or Phone app. Pick a new default app from the list. To reset the default apps, select Reset app preferences from the apps list in Settings. This article ...

In the Default apps section, scroll down until you find your preferred web browser from the list of installed apps. Click on ...

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Android is a powerful and versatile operating system, but it can also become cluttered and confusing over time. One way this can happen is with default app settings. When you first install an app, it ...

Apple is making additional changes to its app ecosystem in the European Union to comply with the terms of the Digital Markets Act. The default browser selection experience that's already in place will ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Windows 11 has many frustrating and intrusive default settings, but the good news is that you don't need to put up with them. While I can't fit them into one guide, I can at least point you in the ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...