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Set Edge as mailto: default handler
Is there a way to use Edge as the default mail client? I tried setting it in Windows Settings, but not sure how to have it go to https://outlook.office365.com/ to compose the email.
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is there no program for Windows to handle or manage mailto-Links?
A universal app could handle all protocol handlers inside + outside Browsers for mailto or href etc. to choose from a personal list 🙂ikjadoon
With the new Edge based on Chromium, the procedure is the same that in Google Chrome:- Toggle the “Allow sites to ask to become default handlers for protocols (recommended)” to On in Settings.
- Sign in to your Gmail account.
- Click the handler icon in the address bar. It's on the right side, by the star. It looks like two overlapped diamonds. When you hover over it with the mouse, the pop up says “This page wants to install a service handler”.
- A pop up box will appear that says “Allow mail.google.com to open all email links?” choose Allow.
Done 🙂in firefox it's easy to handle but ms edge? There is a problem, that you can't automatically open mailto links INSIDE ms edge with gmail. I tried following:
in the newest microsoft edge (also chromium browsers like google chrome) it's under settings => cookies and site permissions => protocol handlers or in german einstellungen => cookies und websiteberechtigungen => protokollhandler
is there a better way?
BruceRoberts do you have this working? I have tried and doesn't seem to work as expected.
