[greenyoda]

I also got this setup dialog after I did a Windows update last night, and I also clicked on "Don't update your browser settings". Just went back and checked - my default browser is still set to Firefox, and .html files are still configured to open with Firefox. So it's possible that the poster encountered some bug specific to his configuration rather than a malicious browser hijacking campaign by Microsoft. (I'm running Windows 10 Professional.)

[breakingcups]

At this point, I'm frankly done attributing to stupidity what can also be attributed to malice.

There have been so many errors with the default browser choice somehow resetting to Edge that it doesn't matter anymore whether it's the result of malice or sloppy QA. The result is the same and it's a net win for Microsoft. Inaction is also action.

[abroach]

It may not be universal, but it is hardly unique: https://twitter.com/Schouten_B/status/1459952197517684747?s=...