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Dev channel update to 79.0.287.2 is live
This all looks great. For the next update I'm hoping I can start using an external PDFs applications instead of the built in one. When I disable it the built in PDF reader and try to open a PDF from SharePoint I receive an error telling me to either download the file or enable the built in PDF reader. When I click on a PDF link in SharePoint it should load the file from SharePoint in Adobe Acrobat Reader without any downloading taking place.
Yes, other users have reported the same thing,
currently the user downloads the PDF file, the finished download will show up at the bottom left corner of the browser, after clicking on the PDF it will be opened in the browser, Not with the default PDF viewer app. the user needs to go to the download location and from there double click on the file and open it with the default PDF viewer. this problem seems to be revolving mostly around PDF files. when I download an .mp3 audio file or .mkv, .mp4 video files and click on them, they will open in Groove music app and default video player app and Not in Edge browser (even though Edge can play all those files).
it gets even worse and the user gets stuck in an error loop if this option is enabled: