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Use Windows-I to open the Settings application, or go to Start > Settings. Configuration in SettingsĪlternatively, you may set Brave in the Settings as well. Check "always use this app" and pick Brave browser from the short list of options. A "choose your browser" prompt is displayed and Brave is one of the options. A simple option is to click on a web search result in the Start menu. All you have to do after upgrading to Brave 1.30 - check brave://settings/help to see the version - is to launch a request that uses the protocol. The feature is not automated, but setup is quick. The developers analyzed the Microsoft-Edge protocol and how it is set, and implemented an option in the new version of Brave that gives users the option to make Brave the true default browser on the Windows device. Browsers have not used the method up until now to hijack the Edge protocol requests so that they are opened in the browser and not in Edge.īrave 1.30 changes that. These programs register as the default protocol handler for the Microsoft Edge protocol and redirect requests to another browser. Third-party programs like Edge Deflector or BrokenURL were developed to bypass the limitation. Web search results of the Start menu are a prime example others include help file and support links, or when uninstalled programs spawn a web page. If Brave notices that something’s not right in your settings, it will automatically go back to the original settings.Windows 10 and Windows 11 users who make a third-party web browser the default system browser, meaning any browser that is not Microsoft Edge, may notice that some requests are still loaded in Edge. For your safety, the browser checks if your settings have been changed every time you launch Brave. Sometimes, programs that you install can change your Brave settings without you knowing.

If the settings menu doesn't open or isn't there, Brave might have a problem.

Cookies and site data, like items in an online shopping cart.

Content settings, like letting a site show you pop-ups or use your microphone.

Default search engine, which is changed back to Google.

On your Brave profile, the following settings will change to the default For example, some settings like fonts or accessibility won't be deleted.

Windows: Under Reset and cleanup, click Restore settings to their original defaults.Linux, and Mac: Under Reset Settings, click Restore settings to their original defaults Reset Settings.At the bottom, click Additional Settings.

At the top right, click Menu → Settings.Your saved bookmarks and passwords won't be cleared or changed. You might need to do this if apps or extensions you installed changed your settings without your knowledge. You can restore your browser settings in Brave at any time.