After installing the Windows 8 operating system on a computer or laptop, Internet Explorer 10 automatically becomes the default browser. Not many users like this web browser, and even search system Bing, which is built into it. If you want to make Chrome, FireFox, Opera or any other the default browser, but do not know how - do not despair, following the instructions described below, and spending 3 minutes of free time, you will be able to fix and change everything.
To set a third-party browser as the default in Windows 8, you must do the following:
First, you need to install the browser itself directly on your computer or laptop, which you will like. As an example, I will take one of - Google Chrome.
Then set the view to " small icons" and find the parameter " Default programs"- click on it.
Then click on " Setting default programs».
Next, we are waiting for the download, and at the end of it, from the list of programs on the left side of the screen we find the browser we need and click on it. A description of the browser provided by its developers will appear on the right side of the screen, and just below you will see the option " Use this program as default". We click on it.
Let me remind you that as an example, we set the default Chrome web browser in Windows 8.
If you select the " Choose a default for this program”, then you can set which type of documents will open in the browser you need. To do this, simply check the boxes next to the required protocols or extensions.
At the end of the selection, do not forget to click the " Save».
Each user may have a situation when, when installing some kind of web browser on a computer, he does not notice the checkmark in the field "Set as default browser". As a result, all opened links will be launched in the program that is assigned as the main one. Also in the operating room Windows system a default web browser has already been defined, for example, Microsoft Edge is installed on Windows 10.
But what if the user prefers to use a different web browser? You must assign the selected browser as the default. The rest of the article will detail how to do this.
You can install the browser in several ways - make changes to Windows settings or in the settings of the browser itself. How to do this will be shown later using an example in Windows 10. However, the same steps apply to other versions of Windows.
Method 1: In the Settings app
1. Need to open the menu "Start".
3. In the window that appears, click "System".
4. In the right panel we find the section "Default Apps".
5. Looking for an item "Web Browser" and click on it with the mouse once. You must select the browser you want to set as default.
Method 2: in browser settings
This is a very easy option to set the default browser. The settings of each web browser allow you to select it as the main one. Let's see how to do this using the example of Google Chrome.
1. In open browser press "Tinctures and Controls" – "Settings".
2. In paragraph "Default Browser" click "Assign Google Chrome browser default".
3. A window will open automatically "Parameters" – "Default Apps". In point "Web Browser" you need to choose the one you like best.
Method 3: In the Control Panel
1. Clicking right click mice on "Start", open "Control Panel".
The same window can be called up by pressing the keys Win+X.
2. In the open window, click "Network and Internet".
3. In the right panel we are looking for "Programs" – .
4. Now you should open the item .
5. A list of programs that can be set as default will appear. Of these, you can select any given browser and click on it with the mouse.
For many years there has been an invisible confrontation among software products for viewing pages - the so-called browsers. Beginner users often confuse the connection and the browser: in response to a request to turn on the Internet, they launch the familiar Opera, Firefox, Internet Explorer or any other similar program, although all you need to do is connect. This indicates that now in the minds of people the concepts of "Internet" and "Browser" are very closely intertwined. It is quite clear that with such an increase in the popularity of the global network, one should not be surprised at the completely predictable question - how to make the understanding of the features of the operation of the operating system with different browsers comes a little later, with experience.
What is a "default browser"? Recently, it has become fashionable to install several such programs from various developers on a computer at once. Moreover, this is not even just a tribute to fashion, but rather a necessity. For example, the one so beloved by many is far from ideal: saving pages in a compressed form is not provided, and extension modules do not always work well; Besides, known issue interaction with the webmoney service (webmoney) is not solved quickly enough, wandering from version to version.
The first such program, with which everyone usually begins to get acquainted with the network - Its popularity is due to the fact that it is a solution integrated into the operating system. At the same time, sometimes one gets the impression that developers simply ignore the fair comments of users. A striking example of the lack of an explorer is a suboptimal mechanism for working with pages. It is completely incomprehensible why, when trying to save an already open page, it is re-requested from the network, spending traffic and time.
Each browser has its own disadvantages and, of course, advantages. That is why you have to keep different programs for viewing pages on your hard drive, along the way figuring out how to make the default browser. It is he who is registered in the system as the main one, which opens active links in office documents or applications. All others are auxiliary, although their developers simplify the actions of the user who decides to make the default browser. This is predictable, because popularity and recognition are interrelated concepts. There are always instructions on the official websites of developers on how to make the default browser. By selecting the desired web browser, each user can make the appropriate settings with a few mouse clicks.
The first (and easiest) way to make your default browser is to follow the instructions that appear on first launch. Any such application, when turned on, looks through the system settings and if an alternative solution is assigned by default, then a dialog appears with a suggestion to correct the registry. In the future, at any time, you can reassign the default program.
For example, for connoisseurs of Google Chrome, it is enough to go into its settings (by clicking on the image and pressing one button - “Set as default browser”.
The Opera program is more complicated, so the question of how to make Opera the default browser needs to be considered in a little more detail. First, we call the menu and follow the adjustment of the general settings. Next, on the tabs, go to the "Advanced" section. Here, select "Programs" from the list. By checking the box next to the corresponding inscription, you can tell the system to use Opera as the default browser or simply check the status of the settings. Subsequent launches of alternative browsers will display a dialog box preventing automatic change default settings.
Hello readers of the ComService company blog (Naberezhnye Chelny). In this article, we will consider the question of how to change the default browser. A browser is a program for browsing or surfing the Internet. By default in all operating systems Microsoft installed browser Windows Internet explorer. He is good and latest versions has become even better, but each user is used to their browser and wants it to open everything links in documents - was by default. In this article, we will learn how to set the required default browser.
When first launched, each browser makes a request to set it as the default. If you rejected it or missed this moment, see how to be in this case.
Article structure
1. Google Chrome - as the default browser
Let's start with my favorite browser - Google Chrome.
For a default assignment:
The Google Chrome browser is installed by default.
Chrome is convenient and fast browser but sometimes it slows down. What to do in this case can be read.
2. Mozilla Firefox - Default
To change the default browser to Mozilla Firefox necessary:
- open Firefox menu
- select the Settings item or wait for the menu to open and also select Settings
The Mozilla Firefox browser is installed by default.
3. Opera - as the default browser
In order to change the default browser to Opera, you must:
- open Opera menu
- select Settings
- choose General settings... or press Ctrl+F12
- close Opera browser and restart
- in the window that appears Use Opera as the default browser, check the box Do not show dialog to prevent this window from popping up in the future and click Yes
The Opera browser is installed by default.
4. Internet Explorer - Microsoft's default browser
To install as a browser by default Internet Explorer needs:
- click OK
Internet Explorer browser installed by default
Don't worry about the warning about not being able to use the 64-bit version of Internet Explorer as your default browser. Probably 64-bit versions have browsers for both bits installed. In any case, the default browser will be Internet Explorer.
5. Yandex default browser
When installed, Yandex browser, like any normal browser offers make yourself the default. 
If you already have a browser from Yandex installed, then click on the gear in the upper right corner of the window and select Settings
In the Default Browser section, click the Make Yandex Default Browser button
Now all pages will be opened using the Yandex browser.
6. Browser mail.ru by default
Another browser version based on the Chromium project with open source code. (The first appeared Google Chrome, the second browser from Yandex). During installation, in addition to assigning itself by default, it tries to install a bunch of unnecessary add-ons that naturally sit at startup.
Since this can be said to be a clone of Chrome and Yandex Browser, you can also assign it by default in the same way. Open the main menu of the browser and select Settings
At the very bottom, in the Default Browser section, click the Set Internet as Default Browser button
The Internet browser from mail.ru is set as the default browser.
7. Alternative option to change the default browser
An alternative option for assigning any program by default. It's not just about browsers.
If you want to set the opening of specific file types by extension, select the second item - Choose defaults for this program
In the window that opens, select the necessary objects with checkboxes.
Conclusion
In this article, we figured out how to change the default browser. This can be done both in the settings of the browser itself and in the Default Programs section. The choice of methods is up to you.
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