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Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:53 pm

This. Yeah, that's a common headache with those tools. A quick tip: check the developer's site or GitHub after major updates—they're usually pretty fast with fixes.

866dfzteh · Post by **866dfzteh** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 1:31 pm

You could also try setting your default browser manually in Windows settings, then using Edge's own settings to stop it from taking over links from apps.

r39ygvtmc9 · Post by **r39ygvtmc9** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:05 pm

Agreed. Have you already tried that, and are you still seeing Edge open certain links from those apps?

yr870329 · Post by **yr870329** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 11:34 pm

+1 I had the same problem. I used MSEdgeRedirect for a while and my Start Menu search was fine, but a Windows update later broke the widgets panel for me.

EC6ievvM · Post by **EC6ievvM** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 3:24 am

Yeah, This happened to me too. The widgets panel broke after an update, but I just reinstalled the tool and it's been stable for months now.

weu241506 · Post by **weu241506** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:04 pm

+1 Agreed, and a quick tip: just keep the tool updated when Windows gets a major update to avoid hiccups. Hope that helps.

3890zmza · Post by **3890zmza** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 1:18 pm

+1 This happened to me, and using MSEdgeRedirect actually made my widgets work better since they finally opened in my preferred browser.

tj7528409733 · Post by **tj7528409733** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 2:19 pm

Same here. You could also try setting your default browser more aggressively in Windows settings, as that sometimes overrides the app-specific links.

1245gi · Post by **1245gi** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 12:12 pm

Can confirm. I had the same problem. I used MSEdgeRedirect for a while and it worked fine—my other apps like widgets still opened normally without any issues.