Windows 10: Is it possible to open "Internet Shortcut" files with not the default browser, by adding...

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ad blocker doesnt run for my website shortcuts

first off, im using IE11, yes I know boo hiss its the devil, its too unsafe, but anyway....

I have adblocker and I cant find any reports on this issue but if I open the browser with the browser link adblock runs and its protected, but lets say I have a desktop shortcut to go to my email or here, well when you use a desktop shortcut to the websites, the browser opens without adblock running. I confirmed this in task manager that it is indeed still off and not a running process. I also noted that adblock is not listed in the services list but im not sure if it should be or not.

so any help or advice on this would be great, I use desktop shortcuts for stuff and this means adblocker isn't running for nearly half of my online activities, maybe more. if it cant run anytime the browser is open then why have it, I see nothing in the way of settings or preferences options except a website block list or allow ads for this site.

 

Create shortcut to open website in Edge when IE is default webbrower

Thank you for the suggestion, but this poses two problems for my users:

1. The icon is that of a batch file and not of Edge, which would require me to change the icon for each shortcut on each PC.
2. This starts a command prompt window which pops up momentarily, which is confusing for a user.

I'd like to (ideally) have shortcut that has the Edge icon and opens in Edge directly.

Thanks!

 

Windows 10 Creators Update v1703 Breaks Internet Shortcuts and opening local *.htm & *.html files !!!

After installing this Update I could no longer open Internet shortcut .url files or .htm or .html files!

I tried going to the "Choose default apps by file type" to specify Firefox as default app to open them, but they still didn't work!!!

Firefox was listed as the default app for both the .htm and .html file types. I changed them to Chrome browser and then they would open.

But if I change them back to Firefox they won't open!

For Internet Shortcuts the settings page says .url file types are opened with "Internet Browser" and it doesn't allow to change to Firefox or another browser specifically !!

Please help, this is a real big PAIN !!!

Thanks

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