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Outlook email links change default web browser to IE from Chrome


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cvrband

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I currently (and preferably) have Google Chrome set as my default browser, but when I click a link in my Microsoft Outlook email, it changes the default browser to Internet Explorer.  How do I keep this from happening and make the email links open in Chrome by default?

 

Thanks!


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Hello cvrband :) ,

 

For Outlook to use a different browser, you will have to change the default browser. Follow the steps below to use Control Panel instead:
·         Click on Start > type "default program" in the search field and  click on the "Default Programs" link listed under Control Panel.

·         In the window that opens, click on "Set your default programs".

·         In the list of list of applications select ‘Google Chrome’, and click on the "Set this program as default" button on the right. (Or click on "Choose defaults for this program" if you want to customize which defaults Chrome should handle - a more advanced topic)


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Thanks for your response Dashing Star.

 

Unfortunately, I think the problem is more advanced because I already explored the default programs through the control panel before soliciting help on the forum.

 

Could there be a setting in Outlook that would dictate which browser is used when a link is selected within an email?  Or do I need to associate certain file types in to force this to happen?

 

Thanks for your help!


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change the way it opens under:

 

Control Panel-> Default Programs

 

Set your default programs

 

select google chrome

 

on right hand side select choose default for this program

 

there is outlook option mail to URL: Mail to protocol tick that option-->save


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As far as I can tell, that worked!

 

Thanks for your assistance.


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Glad to hear your problem resolved!  :D

 

Thanks for updating!  :thumbsup:


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I've tried this a few times, and rebooted my PC, but my Outlook is still opening URL's in IE and not Chrome.

 

HELP!!!!!


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Hello Gnaeyaert,

 

 

Did you try this :  http://www.werockyou...rowser-outlook/


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Hi Dear,

 

Sometimes the default  mail client options won't work brcuase of the corruption of registry key. Follow these simple steps to recover your registry key :-

  1. Click Start > click Run
  2. In box type regedit > press ENTER
  3. In Registory Editor > Locate  subkey  in the registry:
    1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail\Microsoft Outlook
  4. Select subkey >  press DELETE
  5. Click Yes > Quit Registry Editor
  6. Start Outlook
  7. For Office 2010,
    1. Click Start
    2. Control Panel > Programs and Features > Microsoft Office 2010 
    3. click the Change button.
    4. Next > click Repair > Continue
  8. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the repair.

Note :- Before doing any changes in registry always Keep the Backup. Hope it will help you .

 

Thanks & Regards

Rosa Bishop

 


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wrong post  :oops:


Edited by Dashing star, 18 June 2016 - 10:41 PM.

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You can try this:

 

Open registry (regedit)

Locate and click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_CLASSESS_ROOT\.html

Make sure that the value of the string "(Default)" is "htmlfile".  If it's not "htmlfile", modify it and input htmlfile in the Value data box.  Then click OK


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Hello cvrband :) ,

 

For Outlook to use a different browser, you will have to change the default browser. Follow the steps below to use Control Panel instead:
·         Click on Start > type "default program" in the search field and  click on the "Default Programs" link listed under Control Panel.

·         In the window that opens, click on "Set your default programs".

·         In the list of list of applications select ‘Google Chrome’, and click on the "Set this program as default" button on the right. (Or click on "Choose defaults for this program" if you want to customize which defaults Chrome should handle - a more advanced topic)

 

 

Thanks so much - Your solution has worked. So impressed I've just created an account,


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I had a related problem where I couldn't respond to links in emails. Was advised to change my default browser to IE and the problem would be solved. It worked, although this forces me to use a browser known to have security issues. Not good from a compliance viewpoint.


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outlook as well as IE is outdated [bleep]. 


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