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		InitialLastName on Sept 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mozilla claims Apple, Google and Microsoft force u... - Any links from many Microsoft apps (including searches in the Start Menu that silently turn into web searches) - PDFs (sometimes, even if you don't have Edge set as your default PDF app) (even though Edge is actually the least unusable non-paid PDF viewer for Windows) Besides that, Edge will randomly reset itself as the default on updates.

russnes on Sept 24, 2022 [–]

For PDFs you should try this bad boy https://github.com/sumatrapdfreader/sumatrapdf

InitialLastName on Sept 24, 2022 | | [–]

Sumatra is a phenomenal viewer, but its annotation management is miles short of the "write directly on the page" convenience that Edge achieves.

RunSet on Sept 24, 2022 | | [–]

SumatraPDF singlehandedly makes the format readable for me. The alternatives are complete rubbish- in other words, worthy of Adobe.

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