Microsoft is making some important changes to default app
settings and taskbar functions in Windows 11. The company is developing a deep link
URI for Settings, which will result in the ability to land right on spot in the Settings menu to change default programs for particular file or link types. Additionally,
users will be able to have their apps be pinned as primary or secondary tiles
to the taskbar, as a result of a new API.
The update to default app setting is meant to make the
process of it easier. Previously, the first version of Windows 11 included a
complex process of setting default apps which required users to go through each
individual file type instead of selecting one preferred web browser or image
editor. Later, Microsoft made the process easier by launching a one-click
method. The deep links method, however, is designed to make the set up even
more convenient to adjust.
On the other hand, the new taskbar API will suggest users to
confirm pinning an app tile to their taskbar. This will encourage easy access
to apps / widgets that are more commonly used.
Microsoft revealed that it plans to make these menu
functions available on the Edge browser by creating support for them as soon as
they are released.
