Windows 10: Can't make Chrome default browser, only msEdge

This worked for me too. Thanks.

 

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I can't explain why, but I sort of know what led to this problem for me.

I'm on a new laptop, so fresh installs and Chrome was set as the default, no problems there. I ended up uninstalling then reinstalling (thought an extension was misbehaving but I think it might have been user error), I think I set it as default again at that time but I'm only 70% sure on that. Now, this keyboard has only a left ctrl and I'm still getting used to it. I tried to go to a previous tab (ctrl+shift+tab) and button mashed. I at least hit ctrl+shift+W, maybe other nearby combinations, because suddenly Chrome closes and it seemed a little shaky/slow. When I reopened, it was asking to be set as default. In Settings, it was the grey "+" icon in the 'default browser' area. Clicking Chrome did nothing. Clicking Edge got the icon, still couldn't switch to Chrome, but when I restarted my computer it was back to grey "+" and none of the browsers would go take over the default, not even edge.

When I went the Control Panel > Set Default Programs route, instead of "Set this program to Default" I first looked at the manual "Choose Defaults". I'm not sure what defaults the Settings>System>Default App route sets, I didn't want to just blanket assign all possible file types/protocols to Chrome if the 'regular' way left some unassigned. What I saw was that some of the 'Current Defaults' were Edge, some were IE, some were unassigned, and none of them were Chrome. I still don't know which ones the Set Default App route would have set, and if anyone knows I'm curious. But I think the cause of the error was that somehow I had the defaults all mangled up. Perhaps the Set Default App process needs all the relevant file types/protocols to be just one (or unassigned) browser.

 

when i go to control panel there is nothing that says 'default' programs, all that is listed is:
Control Panel Home
Uninstall a program
Turn Windows features on an off

would someone direct me to where the 'default' settings are in Programs an Features

 

what threw me off was go to Control> Programs>Default Programs

I'm thinking goto Control Panel >Default Programs

anyway got it straight...

 

This did NOT work for me, I can click all day on those areas, and the computer will NOT accept Chrome as the default, it doesn't show Edge as default either. I saw one that said they picked Edge, then changed it again to Chrome, but I cannot do either. I am a secondary user on this computer. The main user DOES have Chrome as the default, so why wouldn't it already be default for me? I have google as my homepage, and I use Chrome to access the internet, so I guess I should just leave it as is? -

Can't make Chrome default browser, only msEdge .

When in Chrome and I click make chrome default , nothing happens .
And Edge won't let go .
How to fix .

Thanks...Vern[/QUOTE]

 

Click the Windows icon (lower left corner) click on Settings (gear icon), click Apps/Click Default Apps. Scroll down, click the browser.

There should be a list of all browers installed. Click the one you desire. If it does not work, post again.

 

Thanks Torre, I have tried that probably 30 or more times in the last 24 hours after clearing stuff and rebooting etc. changing ME to the admin etc. does not change anything. When I open the + that says choose a default and select Chrome, it just stays the same and says choose a default. -

 

And when you go to the Control Panel and type default programs in search and follow those steps, still no result ?

Is this a personal computer or a company computer ?

Run SFC Command in Windows 10


Run sfc/scannow to see if any issues.