Windows 10: Changing default browser in Windows 10

I use Windows 10 and habitually use MS Edge as my browser despite the poor favourites management.

When I follow a link in an email from MS Outlook, it opens in MS Internet Explorer, so I assume that Edge is not my default browser. This has only recently started happening, so perhaps there's a bug in a recent update.

If I go into Settings/Default Apps/Browser (where no browser is currently listed as the default) then Choose a default, the only browser listed is Firefox. The option to choose Edge or Explorer is not given.

I can see nothing within Edge/Settings that allows me to set it as the default browser (unlike Firefox, which makes it easy).

Any clues anyone?

:)

 

Default Browser Keeps Changing to Edge

There are three other ways to set your default program. In Default apps, navigate the page to find the following:

• Choose default apps by file type
  
• Choose default apps by protocol
  
• Set defaults by app
  

To manually change your default browser, follow these steps:

• Set your preferred default browser to skip Choose default apps by file type. Click
  Choose default apps by protocol then look for HTTP and HTTPS. Change them to your preferred browser.
  
• After that, click Set defaults by app and wait for the new windows to load. Search your preferred browser and click it. Select
  Set this program as default and press OK.
  
• Close all your browsers and check if it still asks you to set your browser.
  

Let us know how it goes after doing the troubleshooting steps.

 

How do I change my default browser in Windows 10? Frustrated

Hi,

Windows 10 sets Microsoft Edge as the default browser for opening web links.

You can change the default web browser by following the below steps:

• From the desktop press Windows flag key +R and type control and click ok.
• This will open control panel, select default program and select set default program and choose the web browser of your choice.

Hope this information helps, for further assistance please reply.

 

Changing default browser to IE and wifi issues

Hi Ed,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

• 
  In desktop search, type default app settings and select the result.
  
• 
  Under Web browser, click the current browser (EDGE).
  
• 
  Choose Internet Explorer and set it as
  default.
  

Hope it helps.