A few weeks ago I wrote a series of articles about some Windows 10 tips. I like Windows 10 just fine; although, I realize some of you out there do not. But that is fine. Choices and variety are usually good.
However, after a recent Windows 10 update I found something I was really annoyed with (I am too laid back to get mad, but I was close.)
I opened a link to a website after the update and the Microsoft Edge browser had replaced Google Chrome as my default browser.
No big deal since I am a geek and know how to "fix" Windows stuff when it happens. So I went to set up Chrome as my default browser again.
Click on the Windows start icon on the lower left then type, "Default app settings." You should perform that step after your computer has been on for a few minutes. I have sometimes found that the search does not function well until all of your start up programs have finished. Click the link to the default app settings at the top. A new window will open where you will scroll down on the right to "Web browser" and the click "Choose a default." If anything but the preferred browser is shown in that icon you may change it to the browser you want to use when you click on any link. You may have a grey "+" box which indicates no default is set.
This has been the prescribed method to change most all default settings for the recent OS versions. For instance, I use VLC (VideoLAN) for all of my music and video playing so both of those are set up there.
But as I stated the last update(s) changed that. You can set default apps for all except your browser now. Microsoft took that away from you to make the world use MS Edge. I do not care for Edge, along with many others.
Here is the secret way to correct this issue which I found after Googling for quite a while. While in the default app settings area scroll down a little more and click on "Set defaults by app." This is where you set them up in older versions of Windows. It is actually in your Control Panel.
Finally scroll down the list on the left of all of your applications. Click the one you want to set as the default and then on the right click "Set this program as default."
That "old way" overwrites the settings Microsoft has used to block other browsers from becoming the default in the latest updates for Windows 10.
One last thought for you Windows 10 haters. I read this article recently about what will happen after the July 29th cutoff date for getting the free Windows 10 upgrade. Please remember that capitalization counts, "rd.dblclx.com/stopW10".
