Hello everybody!
In this video, I’m going to show you how to set up a default browser, and
how you can do it in the computer’s settings, and
the browser’s settings as well.
As practice shows, most users have several browsers installed.
They can be installed on purpose, because you want this particular browser, or as a
bundle - together with a certain program or application.
To save the trouble of deciding which browser to use for opening a certain link or webpage,
you can set the priority for the browser you are more comfortable with and select it as
your default browser.
In today’s video, you’ll see how it’s done.
We’ll have a look at the most popular browsers one of which might be your favorite app of
choice.
Set the browser as default from its own settings Most present-day browsers suggest you should
set them as browser by default as soon as you start them for the first time, and there’s
also an option in their settings.
If you start a browser and it doesn’t ask you to make it a default one, you’ll have
to go to its settings to do it manually.
Google Chrome In Chrome, click on “Customize and control
Google Chrome” button in the upper right corner of the screen - it’s fashioned like
three vertical dots - and select Settings in the menu that appears.
Go down a bit to find the line “Default browser” and click on “Make Google Chrome
my default browser” to have every webpage open with Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox In Firefox, click on the Menu button (three
horizontal lines) in the upper right corner of the screen and select Options.
In the General section, find Startup to see if it’s your default browser.
If it isn’t, click on “Make default.”
Opera In Opera, click on “Customize and control
Opera” (the red O letter).
In the menu that appears, select “Settings” or press the key combination Alt + P.
In the Basic section, find “Default browser” line to see if it’s your default browser.
If it isn’t, click on “Make Opera my default browser” - and that’s all, now this browser
is the one you’ll always use.
Yandex.Browser In Yandex.Browser, open settings by clicking
in the upper right corner, and then going to the Settings window.
Scroll down to “Default browser” to see if this browser is your default one.
If it’s not, click on “Set Yandex.Browser as your default browser.”
That’s all, you are finished with the settings.
Microsoft Edge If you’re using Windows 10 operating system,
Microsoft Edge is the default browser.
It’s configured so that when the browser starts it checks automatically if it’s the
default app for webpages and other things.
When you start it for the first time, you can see a notification at the bottom of the
page suggesting you to set Microsoft Edge as your default browser by just clicking the
button “Change my default.”
If there’s no such message for some reason, click on the More button in the upper right
corner of the window or press the key shortcut Alt + X.
Then choose “Settings.”
At the top of the menu, there’s a button “Change my default.”
However, as you may have already noticed, in Windows 10 such methods of setting up a
default browser don’t always work with every browser, or sometimes they don’t work properly.
It can be impossible to set this priority to a browser from the browser settings, and
you also may have to confirm your actions in the operating system settings.
When choosing the “default browser” option in the settings of any browser, the system
automatically opens settings for default apps.
Set the default browser in Windows from the Settings
If you want to change your default browser in the operating system settings, go to Settings
/ Apps.
Select “Default apps.”
Find the line “Web browser.”
It shows you which program is used as the default browser.
In my case it is Microsoft Edge.
Click on it to see the list of all browsers you have installed.
Here, you can choose the one you need or find a corresponding application in Microsoft Store.
If you select another browser instead of Edge, the symbol will change, and now this other
browser will be set as the default one.
Now this browser will be used if you click on a link to open it.
If it doesn’t happen, go back to the Default Apps window again, scroll down and click on
“Choose default apps by protocol.”
For every protocol, there’s a dedicated app here.
Find the browser set as default by the operating system and replace it by the one you need
by clicking here and choosing it from the list.
You can always reset your options to those recommended by Microsoft by just clicking
on the Reset button here.
Set the default browser in Windows from the Control Panel
For earlier versions of the Windows operating system you can find these settings by opening
the Control Panel.
Open Control Panel, find the section “Default programs,” then go to “Set your default
programs.”
As a result, you’ll see a list of such programs.
Find and select the browser you want to make your default.
On the right there is a description of the selected application.
Click on “Set this program as default” to set the priority.
If all you wanted was to set a default browser, the job’s done.
But if you need a more detailed report on what kinds of files and protocols this program
will open by default, select “Choose defaults for this program.”
This window will show you the list of extensions that can be associated with this browser.
If you choose “Set this program as default,” the Windows operating system will associate
all the listed extensions with this browser.
Check the boxes next to all extensions and protocols you’d like to open with this browser.
Otherwise, check the box next to “Select all.”
In the end, click on “Save” to make all changes take effect.
That’s all for today - in this video I tried to tell you about the most popular web browsers
and how to set any of them as the default one.
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