microsoft edge It’s a very good web browser for many, but it’s also true that the company promoting it has gambled on its use on Windows. Despite the fact that the Redmond giant had to soften its position in the face of previous criticism, it does not abandon the aspiration to force the use of its web browser, at least through its own services and applications, and in fact has already begun to announce that Open links from Microsoft 365 accounts in Outlook and Teams will ignore the default web browser set in Windows to force it to open, at least initially, in Microsoft Edge.

As expected, the announcement from the Redmond-based corporation is causing blisters, which can be seen posted on Reddit, a social network where IT administrators posted messages from the Microsoft 365 admin center that show the company’s real intention to implement open link enforcement in Edge.

In one of the leaked reports, it can be read that alleged Microsoft IT administrators would explain the following: “Web links for Azure Active Directory (AAD) and Microsoft accounts (MSA) in Outlook for Windows open in Microsoft Edge in a single view that shows the open link along with the email it came from.” After bringing the feature to Outlook, Microsoft wants to bring it to Teams.

A message to IT administrators to enforce open links present in Outlook with Microsoft Edge.

This Microsoft enforcement does not change the default web browser settings in Windows, but ignores them if a Microsoft 365 user opens a link from Outlook Now and Teams Later.

Despite complaints from IT administrators, the corporation seems determined to continue, so it is already beginning to phase in enforcement for Microsoft 365 users, while IT administrators are given 30 days notice before the deadline. Introduced in Outlook for Windows.

Despite the unethical nature of the measure, it seems that it can be reversed from the settings of the app itself. But that doesn’t close the door on small businesses finding it difficult to figure out what’s changed, especially when a user sees that clicking a link in Outlook doesn’t bring up the interface they’re used to. , which may give the impression that you have lost some of your settings (bookmarks, history, etc.).

Change the web browser that opens in Outlook for Windows.

This measure will also affect users who have subscribed to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plans. The company explains that “this allows you to easily access, read and reply to a message using your corresponding verified profile. No more distracting changes – just your email and the web content you need to link to in a single, side-by-side view.” All painted in a very beautiful way, but surely many react with anger.

Although it appears that the imposition can be revoked for at least some Microsoft 365 plans, it’s still a way to break the user’s will over the operating system. Some have recalled the dirty war the company waged more than two decades ago over the introduction of the infamous Internet Explorer, and it is the case that Microsoft’s record with this type of action is hard to hide at this point.