"MSEDGEREDIRECT" is updated to v0.6.0.0, which opens the Edge forced link with the default browser

The latest version of MSEDGEREDIRECT, the tool that allows you to open the link that is forcibly held in Microsoft Edge with the default Web browser, was released on January 3.It is a free software that welcomes Windows 8.1 or later, including the 64 -bit version, and can be downloaded from "GitHub" now.

Partial links, such as the [Search] function of Windows 8 or later and Windows 11 [Windows] functions (news, weather), are opened in "Edge" regardless of the default application settings.This is because the link protocol is not a common "https:" but the "Edge" application protocol "Microsoft-Edge:".

However, "MSEDGEREDIRECT" is resident in the system as a Windows service, filtered links and redirected (transferred) to the default web browser to open the link to force "edge" with a default web browser.Is possible.It also has a function to switch the web search engine used in the [Search] function from "Bing" to Google and Duckduckgo.

In the latest version, the function of changing the link of the "weather" widgets provided by Windows 11 from "Microsoft Start" to "Weather.com" or "National Weather Service (Weather.GOV)" has been added.However, please note that "NATIONAL WEATHER Service" does not provide Japanese weather forecasts, so you cannot display the correct page.

In addition, a setting (settings) screen that can be started from the start screen of the Windows has been added, but it did not work properly when tried in the editorial department.

In addition, many changes have been made, such as improving the installation screen, adding security functions for URI processing, and improving performance in service mode.