

Here’s the good news! Some things are still customizable. So you can’t choose sites like Google, Bing, or any other service in that case, for recommendations.Īnd since you can’t change it, you’ve to stick with MSN suggestions or don’t use the Widgets tab at all if you don’t prefer its suggestions. These recommendations are drawn from the Microsoft Network website (MSN.com).

The recommendations from the Widgets panel are unchangeable on Windows 11. At the same time, there are some things that we can’t change. Windows 11 Widget link can be customized with the EdgeDeflector, as mentioned previously and few more customizations are still possible. So the EdgeDeflector will divert your links from Windows 10 News and Interests links to your default browser. The News and Interest tab on Taskbar has links that redirect you to Microsoft Edge as well. If you don’t see one, you can check Microsoft’s Official Support page for further instructions.ĮdgeDeflector also works for Windows 10, so you don’t need to worry about compatibility issues. If you’re running Windows 10 version 1909 and above, you’ll see the News and Interests option on your Taskbar. Yes, Windows 11 widgets were in tests on Windows 10 before their arrival on Windows 11. If you don’t know here’s how you can change your default browser on Windows 11.Įven though we changed the browser to open the links of Windows 11 Widgets, we can’t change the fact that msn.com associates itself with the URLs.Īlso Read: How to Force Cortana Search with Google Instead of Bing in Windows Can you get Windows 11 Widgets on Windows 10? Click on the Microsoft Edge icon, and select EdgeDeflector.įrom now, whenever you click on any Windows 11 widget, the links will open in your default browser instead of the Microsoft Edge.

Open Start Menu and search for “Default apps” in the search bar.Open and click the Install button on the downloaded EXE file to install it.If prompted, select Show more and then choose the “Keep anyway” option.Download the latest EdgeDeflector_install.exe file from Github page.
