Windows 10: Edge is default but things open in IE

Discus and support Edge is default but things open in IE in Browsers and Email to solve the problem; Hi. I'm using W10 and have Edge as the default browser (I also use Chrome and Firefox). Some programs are automatically opening in Internet Explorer... Discussion in 'Browsers and Email' started by sbetty, Oct 2, 2015.

  1. sbetty Win User

    Edge is default but things open in IE


    Hi. I'm using W10 and have Edge as the default browser (I also use Chrome and Firefox). Some programs are automatically opening in Internet Explorer such as when I open Google+ photos or when software updates and shows what has changed on its website. Any ideas how to change this so it all opens up in Edge please? Many thanks.

    :)
     
    sbetty, Oct 2, 2015
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  2. PJH#.- Win User

    Can I remove Edge and go back to IE11 on W10?

    Hi, you can go to your taskbar search for default apps and change your browser in the list. Just click on Edge and when it opens click IE11 and set it as default.

    My problem is you can't import your favorites from Edge to IE. Microsoft always makes things difficult when they should be so simple.
     
    PJH#.-, Oct 2, 2015
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  3. Kiriander Win User
    Start menu web search opens IE instead of Edge

    Since 1607 (still feels odd, it came out in August but claims to be from July), my start menu search opens IE. When I give it the direct URL (www.microsoft.com), it nicely opens Edge
    with that URL. But when I search, i.e. typing "gravity puzzle" and hit "Web search", IE pops open with Bing.

    Edge is set as the default browser already.

    Tried so far: Setting IE and then Edge as the default browser, restoring Microsoft defaults. Neither helped.
     
    Kiriander, Oct 2, 2015
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  4. dalchina New Member

    Edge is default but things open in IE

    Hi, you might want to try the old control panel, Default Programs, Set your default programs, and set the program you're interested in to handle all possible file types and protocols.

    I found that for Firefox I had to do that as it then set it as default for some things using the Win 10 Settings screen clearly hadn't set it as default for.
     
    dalchina, Oct 3, 2015
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  5. sbetty Win User
    Thanks. I believe you can't set Edge as the default for certain things so I've moved over to Chrome.
     
    sbetty, Oct 17, 2015
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  6. Berton Win User
    Sometimes it's not the browser's fault but how Web pages are coded/written. I have hit a few pages on Microsoft that wouldn't open in any browser but IE, some banks are doing the same.
     
    Berton, Oct 17, 2015
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  7. sbetty Win User
    This is true, but if you look on the default setting page there aren't as many options for Edge as for IE, which means things just won't open in it...yet.
     
    sbetty, Oct 17, 2015
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  8. Edge is default but things open in IE

    How I done mine was Control Panel
    Program & Features
    Then go to Turn Window Features on or off
    Find IE11 and uncheck it
    That is how I got rid of mine and I get to photo and one drive etc
     
    hTconeM9user, Apr 5, 2018
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