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Microsoft wants Edge to automatically open by default every time you turn on your Windows 11 PC
(www.windowscentral.com)
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Sounds like you'd like a power launcher style workflow like KRunner or Rofi. Instead of hitting the meta key to bring up the start menu and search for the app you need, bind a key to KRunner or Rofi and invoke the app you want directly. These solutions also natively integrate file search, web search, quickly toggling settings, do in-place calculations etc.