Microsoft encourages users to take control of their own Windows 11 computers

Microsoft has announced a new user-friendly way for people to control their Windows 11 preferences, such as default apps, instead of being forced to use the company's products or services.

Microsoft has tried to force people to use its services and apps for the long haul. In future updates, Microsoft plans to give users more control over default apps and preferences in Windows 11. Microsoft claims the upcoming update is based on four approaches: transparency, user choice, user control and privacy.

The company wants Windows 11 to be more user-centric and privacy-friendly. This process gives you more control over which apps are pinned to the taskbar. Likewise, you can now easily control which applications can be set as default actions or file types.

Set Deep Link URI

The first new feature is "Set Deep Link URI", which is designed to allow users to be redirected directly when clicking a specific link (URI) in a third-party application. Go to the appropriate location in Settings.

For example, if you click a button to set Chrome as your default PDF reader, you will be taken to the Default Application Settings page for PDF Tab.

This improves upon the existing ms-settings: URI scheme.

New API for pinning apps to the taskbar

Microsoft is introducing a new API to give developers better access to pinning their app icons to the taskbar . When an app uses this API, you'll notice a unique Windows experience that prompts you to pin the app to the taskbar. This prompt confirms whether the user wants to pin the application to the taskbar.

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