How to set your default browser in Windows 10 in just 5 steps

It really is very simple to change your default browser in Windows 10. Here is how you do it in less than 60 seconds.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

July 31, 2015

1 Min Read
How to set your default browser in Windows 10 in just 5 steps

You would think changing the default browser in Windows 10 was near impossible with all the discussion around it over the last couple of days.

However, in reality it is amazingly easy to change the default web browser in Windows 10 and it takes less than 45 seconds and just five steps to accomplish.

Note: You need to install your browser of choice prior to following this process so it is available as an option.

Lets get started:

First click the Start Button in the lower left corner of your main Windows screen (or press the Start Key on your keyboard then type/search for default browser (1).

Next you will see an entry at the top of the Start Menu that says Choose a default web browser (2).

Click that entry to continue.

That will open up the Settings>System>Default apps area with the Web browser option selected.

Click on that entry to continue.

In the resulting pop up menu just click on your preferred browser.

Once you have selected your preferred browser it will now show as the default.

Just close the window and you are done.

From this point forward any clicks on web links in apps or programs will result in your browser of choice opening up.

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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