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A change that Microsoft has recently made to its family filters on Windows devices might be blocking some third-party browsers, according to one report, with the software giant recommending users to turn to Edge, the new default in Windows, or Internet Explorer. While it’s not yet clear when this change took place, The Register reports that Microsoft is blocking some third-party browsers by default because of the lack of web filtering, and the company claims that it all happens because it’s aiming to offer kids better protection. What’s more surprising is that Microsoft doesn’t mention the name of the browsers that are being blocked, but it says that the new policy is blocking most of them because they do not feature web filtering that could help parents set new restrictions for their kids. “Most commonly used browsers don'... ...