rcmaehl/MSEdgeRedirect
A Tool to Redirect News, Search, Widgets, Weather and More to Your Default Browser observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
63/100
- Activity 89
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1881
- days_rel: 524
- days_push: 70
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
5872 stars · 122 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Windows utility that intercepts Microsoft Edge process command line arguments and redirects News, Search, Widgets, Weather, and other links to the user's default browser. It also offers an Image File Execution Options mode similar to the old EdgeDeflector.
Use cases
- stop windows widgets from opening in edge
- redirect bing search results to my default browser
- open news and weather links outside microsoft edge
- replace edgedeflector on windows 11
- prevent edge from hijacking web links
- set and forget edge redirect tool
When to choose
- you want Edge-forced links (widgets, search, news) opened in your default browser on Windows 10/11
- you prefer a resilient approach that filters Edge command line arguments instead of hooking the microsoft-edge: handler
- you want a set-and-forget tool installable via Chocolatey, Scoop, or winget
When to avoid
- you need a fully stable, non-beta tool for production environments
- you want to disable Windows web search entirely rather than redirect it
- you are not on Windows or do not use Microsoft Edge
Facets
application · maturity active
parser developer-tools privacy windows privacy developer-tools windows microsoft-edge browser-redirect uri-parsing windows11 windows10 autoit default-browser desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rcmaehl/MSEdgeRedirect · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7e82e364c028
- homepage: https://MSEdgeRedirect.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4783c3d783c2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rcmaehl/MSEdgeRedirect | main | 63 |
For agents
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