Mozilla appears to have reverse engineered Microsoft’s ability to set Edge as the default in Windows with a single click, instead of the multi-prompt process that exists in Windows 10 today. Mozilla has quietly made it easier to switch to Firefox on Windows, with a one-click process that isn’t officially available for anyone other than Microsoft.

“Now that Microsoft has changed its Store policies, choosing Firefox as your desktop browser is even more seamless - and it comes with all the latest Firefox features.”įirefox launching into the Microsoft Store comes just months after Mozilla defeated Microsoft’s default browser protections in Windows. “Previously, if you were on Windows and wanted to use Firefox, you had to download it from the internet and go through a clunky process from Microsoft,” explains Mozilla.

Firefox is available in both the Windows 10 and Windows 11 app stores. While we haven’t seen Chrome appear yet, Opera was quick to ensure its own browser is also listed in the store. Microsoft’s new open store policies have finally made it possible for third-party browsers like Firefox to appear in the Microsoft Store. Firefox is one of the first third-party alternatives available in the Microsoft Store, and it’s using its own Gecko browser engine instead of Chromium alternatives like Opera or the many other alternatives that leverage Microsoft’s Edge webview. Mozilla is bringing Firefox to Microsoft’s Windows store today.

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