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August 17, 2024
How to Change Default Browser in Windows 11
key Takeaways
- To set your preferred browser as default open settings>apps>default apps, then select the web browser section and click on it to select your default browser.
- make sure to set the default of your browser to HTTP and HTTPS as well as all formats listed there
- To set Chrome as default open Chrome>settings>default browser> make default
- you can set any third-party browser as default by those browser settings section
Microsoft is forcing Windows 11 users to use the Edge browser as default by making settings a little bit tricky to set your preferred browser. But don't worry we will show how you can effectively able to change your default browser as you want.
to set Chrome or any browser as default,
1. Open Windows 11 settings by pressing Window + I or by Start menu
2. select the apps section in the Windows 11 settings sidebar
3. click on the default apps option [ Open Default apps setting ]
4. select the web browser you want to set as default in Windows 11
5. click on the set as default button located top section in the settings
in the below section make sure you set your browser to every file type or link given. For example, you need to set the default browser to PDF, HTML, SVG, and web otherwise it will open by default Microsoft Edge browser.
you can change your default browser to Google Chrome in a much easier way,
1. Open Google Chrome and click on three dot
2. click on [ set chrome as default browser ]
now Google Chrome is your default browser. You can do it with any third-party browser including Firefox, brave, opera, etc.
