Windows 10: No browsers listed under Default Apps. How can I fix this?

I am unable to change my default browser as the option doesn't even exist. Under Default Apps there is no option for "browser" or "web browser". Additionally, Edge, Brave, and Firefox do not show up in that list. In the search box for "Set defaults for applications" I have searched for each of those terms and it tells me it can't find anything. I thought maybe I was in S Mode but I went to Activation settings and verified I am in Windows 11 Pro and it is activated. I also have no pending updates. What am I missing here?I am running Windows 11 Pro -- Version 23H2 OS Build 22631.3447

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Setting Chrome as my default browser - Windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern regarding the issue that you are facing.

I would suggest you to try these steps to see if it resolves the issue.

• Go to Start > Settings > System.
• Choose Default apps, then scroll down to
  Web browser.
• Tap or click the browser that’s currently listed as your default, then choose Chrome from the list of apps

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help

 

win10 1709 default apps: browser list not updated (no firefox, uninstalled browsers still there)

win10 enterprise 1709 16299.125

in "default apps", the web browser lists isn't updated with installed browsers anymore

• "vivaldi" is still listed even though it isn't installed (selecting it causes an error each time an URL is invoked, as vivaldi isnt' there anymore)
• "firefoxc" isn't listed and can't be selected as default browser even if it's installed
• the list regularly shows "chrome", "ie" and "edge"

I can only select Firefox as default browser choosing defaults by protocol http/https

obviously something got corrupted and the list got out of sync

any idea where in the registry or elsewhere that list is stored, so that I can manually fix it?

I managed to manually remove "vivaldi" by deleting all registry keys referring to vivaldi, but I couldn't restore firefox even manually adding the "firefoxHTML" values next to the "chromeHTML" values

I'm looking for a solution to manually restore the correct installed browser list, regardless of the default browser

 

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.