Google is adapting the Chrome browser

Windows 11 can already be installed on the first computers – and developers of other programs have to start thinking about it now at the latest. Now Google is jumping on the bandwagon and presenting a menu in the Chrome browser that better suits the design of Windows 11.

Google Chrome: menu in the style of Windows 11

Microsoft has not yet released Windows 11, but the new operating system can sometimes be installed in the final version. A message to the Chrome browser matches this. Here, Google has thought of a little thing with which the program can better adapt to the new Windows 11 environment adapts.

A Reddit user noticed that Google made a change to the Chrome source code, according to which the Browser context menu is extended by rounded corners. These are very prominent in Windows 11, which is why a takeover in Google Chrome certainly makes sense.

The picture shows the old Google Chrome menu on the left. Right is that Edge browser menu shown, on which Google should orientate itself. The final design is not yet known.

Windows 11: Changing browsers is getting more complicated

In Windows 11, changing the default browser is more difficult than it was in Windows 10. Microsoft unnecessarily puts a few obstacles in the way of users who are willing to switch. When starting for the first time, there is still a selection option, but if you don’t check the box next to “Always use this app”, you have to later take a detour.

in the Video: That all changes with Windows 11.

According to Microsoft, this gives users more control. In the Competition from Firefox you see the whole thing differently, of course: “These barriers are confusing at best and seem to be designed to undermine the user’s decision for a non-Microsoft browser”.