set default web browser – Password Recovery https://www.top-password.com/blog Provide useful password recovery tricks, guides and software Thu, 15 Nov 2018 07:30:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 How to Change Default Web Browser in Windows 8 / 7 https://www.top-password.com/blog/how-to-change-default-web-browser-in-windows/ Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:44:34 +0000 http://www.top-password.com/blog/?p=4411 Is there a way to set Chrome as the default browser for all my applications? By default, Windows will launch the built-in Internet Explorer for you to access the Internet, when you click a link in an email or external application. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to change the default web browser in Windows 8.1, 8 and 7. Set Firefox, Chrome, Safari or whatever web browsers you like as the default.

How to Change Default Web Browser in Windows 8 / 7?

First you need to open the Control Panel. In Windows 8.1/8 you can press the Windows key + R to bring up the Power User menu and then select “Control Panel”, while navigate to Start -> Control Panel in Windows 7.

Under Control Panel, set the View by option to Small icons. Click on the Default Programs icon.

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Under Default Programs, click on the Set your default programs link.

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You’ll see all web browsers that you’ve installed in the left-hand pane. Just select the one you want to use as default browser, and then click on the Set this program as default link. Click OK and you’re done!

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Now you’ve successfully change the default web browser that Windows will use. If you click on a link included in a Word document, email or external programs, Windows will now open the link with your favorite web browser.

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