While everyday users who installed the update found the Chrome button now only opens the Default App settings without changing anything, enterprise users discovered an even more annoying issue: every time they opened Chrome, the Windows Default App settings page would also open automatically. It was a popular addition for 8 months, until the April Windows update borked it. In July 2022, Google introduced a new button to Chrome (near the top of the screen) that allowed users to change their default browser with a simple click, eliminating the need to find and navigate the Windows settings menus. And the impact was even worse for enterprise users.

It appears that the April Windows update KB5025221 had an unexpected effect on Chrome browsers, writes Gizmodo. Not surprisingly, the borked feature was a button that allowed users to switch their default browser with a single click. Edge browser war has seen Microsoft issue a Windows update that caused a Chrome function to break.

However, that could take a few weeks, so it’s better to manually install the update right now.Facepalm: The latest shot in the Chrome vs. Now, if you have the automatic updates enabled, Chrome will simply install the update on its own. This will just take a few seconds and once completed, the browser will relaunch with the windows that you had opened. To update the browser with the latest update, users can simply click on the three dots in the top-right corner of the browser > Go to Help > go to About Google Chrome > to allow Chrome to look for the new update > and if it is available, click on the “relaunch” option to install the update. Now, the update is available for all Mac, Windows, and Linux users. That makes it even more important for users to update their Chrome browser immediately. But the company did say that it is 'aware that an exploit for CVE-2022-2856 exists in the wild.' Now that means that there are hackers using the bug for nefarious purposes. Google didn’t reveal a lot of details about these critical issues as it restricts bug details until most users have updated their browser. Out of these, one is labeled as critical, six are labeled high-severity, and three are labeled under medium-severity. The company said that the patch includes fixes for 11 security vulnerabilities.

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