IN Windows versions Starting from 8.1 and older, few people are interested in the issue of setting the default browser, since all these points are decided for the users by the developers of this type of software. This or that third-party web browser during installation itself offers to become the main one in the system. And all that needs to be done for this is to confirm the request for this operation. Well, or at the beginning to refuse, and then return to this issue later and in the browser settings manually use the option of assigning it to the program for accessing the Internet by default. In Windows 10, Microsoft has curtailed the willfulness of web browser creators and left user acceptance at the mercy final decision, which of them will be the main one in the system.

In the current version of the system, the option to set the browser as default in its settings has no effect immediately. If we want to make, for example, Firefox the main one in the system,

after clicking the appropriate option in its settings, we will get into the standard "Parameters" application, into the "Default Applications" section.

Where we need to manually select Firefox.

At the same time, if Microsoft Edge is dethroned for the first time, Windows 10 will ask the user to postpone the decision and still try to work with the Internet in a regular web browser window. At one time, many browser developers, especially the Mozilla Foundation, were publicly indignant about this situation. But Microsoft has remained adamant. Moreover, in the current assembly of Windows 10, and this is at the time of writing of article 1709 (Fall Creators Update), the ability to set default programs in the control panel has been removed. More precisely, the settings section responsible for this possibility remained, but all its options lead to the section-analogue of the "Parameters" application.

What to do if it is impossible to choose in this section the browser you want to make him the main one? If he is simply not there or he is, but no matter how you select him with a mouse click, he still is not selected.

In the same section "Parameters" (path "Applications - Applications by default") we go down and click the option to set the default values ​​for each individual program.

Find the desired browser in the list and click "Control".

And we indicate it as the main one for each of the file extensions and protocols present in the list (or only for fundamentally important).

If the web browser has just been installed, and it is not in any list, we reboot into the system (or reboot) and try to repeat the steps. As a last resort, you can try to solve the problem by reinstalling the browser. If Windows 10 is paused to receive updates, the system glitches may go away after implementation latest updates... This is usually the case when developers make patch updates.

Windows 10 introduces new Edge browser to replace obsolete Internet Explorer, which was used only by those users who could not, for some reason, install another, due to ignorance or inability. The new OS, initially, after installation, has a default browser - Edge. I must say, Edge itself, as a page viewer, as well as sites, is pretty good: fairly high page load, a design close to the style of Windows 10 with simple and large buttons. Supports plugins and extensions that can be downloaded and then installed from the store.

But most users are accustomed to "their" programs and utilities that they have been using for many years, and automatic opening of sites using the default Edge program is not to everyone's liking.

How to set the default browser in Win 10

  • We go to " All parameters"- in the lower right corner, click on the notification center button and select the settings tile there.
  • We switch to the section " Applications».

  • Further, " Default apps».

  • In the subgraph “ Web browser»Select the browser we are interested in, then set the default browser to Windows 10. You must first download and install it on your computer, but you can also do this through the store.

In the case of downloading programs via " Shops n ", we enter it, here we are looking for desired application... But it is worth noting that the store, of course, already has a fairly large number of applications and games. But this is still another program, it is advisable to download and then install software, programs, utilities and applications from official sites. That is, for example, installed application Google from the store will act as a browser. But due to its version, also the fact that this is not the last current version browser, but just a gadget, limited in its capabilities. It will not be able to ensure the privacy and protection of user data at the level that provides protection in a full-fledged browser.

So, using the default programs that were installed at the time of installation or reinstallation of Windows, download, then install the desired browser, then go to the settings, applications, all applications, here we open the Web browser subsection, then select the new browser that appears from the list to set it as default.

The default browser in Windows 10 can be changed in the settings of the operating system itself. Of course, the user can turn to the classic way of solving the problem and apply the "set as default browser" option in the settings of the program you most often use:

Many programs for opening Internet pages before the next session of their use themselves ask the user whether to assign this application to open automatically. In this case, you don't even have to go into the settings separately: it will be enough just to confirm the action proposed to you in the pop-up window.

However, you can install the desired browser to open by default in the Windows 10 operating system in another way: through the "Start" menu, open "System Settings", and then select the item that allows you to set the automatic opening of applications and make the changes you need. Sometimes the parameters set in this section may prevent the automatic use of the browser that you tried to configure through its own settings to be applied immediately upon entering the Internet.

Working with system parameters and control panel

To change the default browser in Windows 10, click the Select Value button next to Web Browser. Here you can assign a convenient application to open automatically when you access the Internet.

If after starting the operating system you do not change standard settings systems, then for Windows 10, the preinstalled option in this case will be Microsoft Edge. Next to the name of the specified application, you can find the inscription "Recommended for use".

To change the default settings in Windows 10, simply highlight the program option that is convenient for you and thus make it automatically used. If you wish, you can at any time change the settings you have chosen in the same way manually or simply reset to the recommended ones. by Microsoft values.

There is and alternative way to set the parameters you are interested in for your operating system. To do this, go to the "Control Panel" and carry out desired choice automatically used programs. When you enter this section, you will find a complete list of software installed on your computer. After choosing an application that is convenient for you (for example, Google Chrome), select it and allow it to be used as the default.



Problems with browser settings

Some users may have problems when changing the parameters we are considering. For example, the required default browser is not selected in the installed Windows 10 operating system. Especially often such situations occur after the next update.
In this case, the system may return to the parameters set by the developers and again offer you to use Microsoft Edge. When you try to disable this option, the computer may automatically try to keep you interested in using the standard version of the program to open Internet pages, describing in detail its advantages and suggesting not to abandon it. However, the option to disable Microsoft Edge is still available.

If your Windows 10 operating system does not install the required default browser, a simple reboot of the operating system can help you. Then repeat all the standard steps to change Microsoft Edge to a more convenient application for you.

Have a great day!

A new operating theater was officially released a few days ago. Windows system 10. Those who have already received the update on their computer can try how Opera works in the new OS.

With tons of new features, a redesigned Start menu, and an improved design, Windows 10 looks great. However, some of the system settings are not as intuitive as we would like. For example, setting the default browser in Windows 10 is a little more difficult than in previous versions Windows. For those who haven't figured it out yet - here are 2 ways you can set the default browser in Windows 10.

How to set the default browser in Windows 10 from the start menu:

  1. From the start menu open Settings and select System;
  2. Please select Default apps on the left side of the screen;
  3. Scroll down to section Browser... If you haven't changed anything yet, Microsoft Edge will be there;
  4. Click on default browser and select browser Opera.

That's the whole instruction. You have successfully installed Opera as your default browser.

How to set the default browser in Windows 10 through browser settings:

Many of you, of course, are used to the fact that Opera can be set as your default browser right from its own settings. In Windows 10, you can get started in a similar way, but there are a few more steps to follow:

  1. Open up Settings in Opera for computers and click Browser;
  2. Click on the button To make Opera browser default under the heading Default browser.
  3. After that, you will see a pop-up window describing additional steps to change the browser in the system settings. You will need to close this window before opening System Preferences. After that, it remains to do 4 actions described above: Start -> Settings -> System -> Default apps-> Browser.

It will get easier soon

As you can see, it still takes a few extra clicks to set the default browser on Windows 10. It takes longer than we would like. Therefore, we are already working on a solution that will allow you to go directly to the "Applications by default" section in system settings... It will appear in the stable version very soon.

Tell us how you feel about Windows 10!

With the release of the new OS, the world saw a new Internet browser called Edge. Alas, a significant part of the program code, except for the most obsolete parts, was taken from the Internet Explorer sources. Most users, even after switching to Windows 10, do not want to use Microsoft's imposed software and are looking for methods to change the default browser, which is what we will do today. We will also consider how it is configured.

Change the default browser

Previously, changing the browser could be done by going to the program settings and clicking the appropriate button or checking the box, but this method does not work in Windows 10.

Now you can change the Internet browser of the system through the new Windows menu - "Options".

  • We call the window using the keyboard shortcut "Win + I".
  • We go to the first section "System".
  • We pass to the subsection "Applications by default".

  • Scroll down the list, find a web browser and click on the program icon.
  • Select the required application from the list and close the window.

Setting the default browser with the second method

As it was in the "seven", in Windows 10, you can set the applications used in the system by default through the "Control Panel".

  • We call the "Control Panel", for example, through the search.

  • We go to the "Programs" section.
  • Click on the link "Setting default applications".

  • Select the required application and click on the caption shown in the screenshot.

  • Click "OK".

Configuring Edge

Let's figure out the basic settings of the new browser, thanks to which there is no lagged Internet Explorer in Windows 10.

Change home page

Setting up the home page begins with changing the settings of the button responsible for navigating to it.

IN Edge button there is a transition to the start page, but by default it is not active (hidden), so first you need to activate it.

  • We open an Internet browser window in Windows 10.
  • In the menu of additional actions we call one of the last in the list of items "Parameters".
  • Click on the button "View additional. parameters "to open a window where the advanced settings of the browser are carried out.
  • Move the first switch "Display button ..." to the "On" position.

Now the start page is being configured.

  • We return to the "Options" menu.
  • Move the checkbox to the "Specific page ..." position.
  • In the "Enter the web address" form, insert a link to the site that will home page, and click on the floppy disk icon.

Interesting: the capabilities of the new browser include the function of setting multiple home pages. To do this, after adding and saving the first address, enter the 2nd and all subsequent ones in the same way. Their number is limited only by the amount of RAM installed on the PC.

Changing the theme of the Edge

Similar to the way Windows 10 changes the skin for windows, you can change the color in Edge. This is all done in the same section "Parameters", where the browser is configured.

  • Click on the button with three dots.
  • Click "Options".
  • In the first drop-down list "Select a theme" select one of the two available themes: "Light" or "Dark".

Changes take effect immediately.

We fix the program icon in Start and on the initial screen

Windows 10 introduced the ability to quickly access applications not only through shortcuts on the desktop, Start or taskbar, but also through a new Start item called the Start screen.

To pin the browser icon in Start or on the home screen, you need to call context menu program icon and select the corresponding item in the drop-down list.