In Europe, Windows 11 will start opening links in your default browser

> [In the European Economic Area \(EEA\), Windows system components use the default browser to open links.](https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/08/25/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23531-dev-channel/)

So don't worry, in most parts of the world they'll continue to shit on your default browser choice and forcibly open links in Edge.

Gotta say I wouldn't have expected them to spell out the contempt for their customers' choices so clearly, but there it is.