Windows 10: Firefox not showing up in default apps

See: Some firefox problems - Page 22 - Windows 10 Forums

 

https://i.imgur.com/Lm0iWWq.png

Any solution for that?

Reinstalling doesn't work and I've also tried theses two fixes :
Windows 10: Set any browser as default when it does not show up in Settings? - Super User
and
Windows 10: Set Firefox as default when it does not show up in Settings? - Super User




:)

 

How do I set Microsoft Edge as default browser when it isnt on the list

I want to set Edge as my default browser either wise it goes to internet explorer which I don't use at all. I know where to go set the default apps but when I go to browser it doesn't show up. I have Firefox, Chrome, Edge browsers but when I go to default
apps under browser, only Firefox and chrome show up. What do I do? I like chrome and Firefox but I tend to like Edge more.

 

Switch Cortana to Firefox

I've had Firefox set as my default browser for ages. The problem, however, is that Cortana insists on opening up Microsoft Edge instead of my default which is Firefox. Just selecting Firefox as the default app does not affect Cortana at all.

KJ

 

I tried getting into the old non metro default app page (run: C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:::{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} -Microsoft.DefaultPrograms\pageDefaultProgram ) to set Firefox as default but it still didn't work.

2018-04-22_15-31-36.mp4 - Streamable

 

I've always found you need to go thru Firefox first, least the first time, and use the option there. It's in Settings>General inside the "hamburger" upper right of Firefox.

Link info from FF support: Make Firefox your default browser | Firefox Help

 

The option open the "Default app" page in Settings. Also another detail to add, I have 3 Firefox in the Set defaults by app selection screen (the metro one) using procmon seem to indicated they all point to the same executable (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe)
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Yes, I know. What I'm saying is do it first thru the Firefox option inside Firefox Options, in the browser. That option will take you to Default Apps, and hopefully show a choice for Firefox.

 

Still no firefox.

 

I'm looking at the way to do that with the registry.

Seem like Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\https\UserC hoice is changed. When I set it to Opera I have ProgId has OperaStable (gets it's name from HKCR but I don't see Firefox ) and a Hash value that I have no idea how it's calculated.

I took the existing name from the ftp association registry key Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\ftp\UserCho ice (ff is assigned to it) and copied the value to the same key but for http/https... didn't work (I suspect it's the hash value, when setting Edge as default for both http and https, they have the same ProgId but different Hash value.)....... https://i.imgur.com/uglxytH.png

 

This Explorer Shell command has a ")" at the end, it will not work, it goes to the Documents folder. Try mine instead. Set FF to all it can do.

C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:::{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} -Microsoft.DefaultPrograms\pageDefaultProgram

 

Default Browser, Userchoice hashes and syncing user settings


The last answer seem to indicate that someone coded a program that calculate the hash to set the default browser bypassing windows Settings. I'm about to try this.

 

SetDefaultBrowser the kolbicz blog

SetDefaultBrowser.exe ff ..............WORKED. although it still doesn't show as an option the Settings Default App screen but who cares.

 

Great! Re-start your machine to make sure it holds.

 

Still holds. Thanks for the help.