How to change the default web browser in Windows 11 or 10 【

Setting a browser other than Edge as the default browser in Windows 11 is proving difficult. Edge is a good browser, sure, but it might not be the browser you want. With the release of Windows 11, now is the time to find out how to make your favorite browser the default browser in Windows 11. Find out how to change the default web browser in Windows 11 or 10

If your favorite browser is , this is simple and easy. However, if your favorite browser is , Opera , Brave or an alternative browser, it takes a lot more work to set it as the default web browser in Windows 11.

How to change the default web browser in Windows 11 or 10

How to make Firefox the default web browser in Windows 10 and 11

Mozilla, makers of Firefox, weren’t happy with Windows 11 requiring people to select the default browser for each file type. So Mozilla came up with a solution. It also works on Windows 10.

1. Download and install Firefox. There is no particular version of Firefox for Windows 11. What the Mozilla website offers when you click download firefox it will work.
2. When Firefox opens after installation, it will go through a setup wizard. The second option in the configuration process is to set firefox as default . select the button Set default browser .

That is all. Firefox is now the default browser for .htm and .html file types and links starting with http and https. Continue with the rest of the Firefox setup.

How to make other browsers the default browser in Windows 10 and 11

1. Download and install your preferred web browser. For this example, it is Chrome. go through the make Chrome your own process. At the end, Chrome presents a link to set as default . Selecting that opens the default apps of Windows settings.

If a browser other than Chrome is being installed, open the default apps manually. select menu Start and start typing default apps . The top result should be Default apps . Select it.

Follow the steps below to Windows 11 . Skip the Windows 10 instructions.

2. In Applications default scroll down to Chrome or the name of the newly installed browser and select it.

3. In the new window, the first option is the file type .htm . Select the bar style button below it to change the default browser for that file type.

4. will open the window emergent before changing . Microsoft provides a last minute opportunity to stay with Edge. Select change anyway to continue changing the default browser.

5. In the next pop-up, select the desired browser and then select To accept to set it as the default for the file type. Continue this process so that all desired file types and links open with the new default browser.

Note that when you change the default browser for the HTTP binding type, Windows automatically changes it to the HTTPS binding type.

Follow these steps to Windows 10 .

1. Under Default apps, scroll down to the web browser . Select Microsoft Edge .

2. On the menu Choose an app that opens, select Google Chrome or the name of the browser you just installed and select it.

3. will open the window emergent before changing . Microsoft provides a last minute opportunity to stay with Edge. Select change anyway to continue changing the default browser.

The default browser is now changed.

How to change the default browser for news and search in Windows 11

In Windows 11, the search and news widget will continue to use Edge as the default browser after changing the default browser for everything else. There is no way to change this in the Default Applications menu. Instead, use the free EdgeDeflector app to change the default browser for Search and News.

1. Download and install . Allow it to install to the default location of your choice.

2. open Default apps in Windows settings and scroll to edge deflector . Select it.

3. Select option Microsoft Edge then in the How do you want to open this? Window, select edge deflector then select okay .

4. Test to make sure it worked by opening the Start menu and looking for something like online tech tips . Select a web result and it will open in Chrome or whatever you have set as your current default browser.

How to make Edge the default browser in Windows 10 or 11

If you don’t want Chrome or another browser to be your default, Microsoft makes it easy to switch to Edge as your default browser.

1. Open the Edge browser. In the location bar, enter edge://settings/defaultBrowser

2. At the top of the page that opens is the section Default browser, and directly below is the option to make Microsoft Edge your default browser . select the button set as default .

Nothing seems to happen other than the option changes in Microsoft Edge, which is your default browser and the Set as Default button is grayed out.

Will all this change?

Switching browsers in Windows 10 is much the same as it’s always been, but it’s completely different in Windows 11. Will it stay that way? Will other browsers include the same kind of default browser mechanism that Firefox has?

As Windows 11 rolls out globally, don’t expect the process to change. However, Google and other browser vendors will surely include a default browser mechanism like Firefox. Anything that makes it easy for your browser to be the default is the best for them.

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