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Make Edge Beta Default
Shilpa_Subramanian RazaanKhoja the DISM-Method only works for fresh/new User-Profiles, not for already existing UserProfiles. Configuring Default-Applications is a sad story in Win10.
But: There is a really cool tool out there, named "SetUserFTA" and "SetDefaultBrowser", it's provided by Christoph Kolbicz - using this Information you can bing it easily 🙂
you likely want to execute:
SetDefaultBrowser.exe HKLM "Microsoft Edge Beta"
or modify just single protocols like:
SetUserFTA.exe http, MSEdgeBHTML
SetUserFTA.exe https, MSEdgeBHTML
SetUserFTA.exe .htm, MSEdgeBHTML
SetUserFTA.exe .html, MSEdgeBHTML
Gunnar-Haslinger I have downloaded SetDefaultBrowser.exe. Where should I store it so that Command Prompt can find it? I am new to computers.
- Why you like to use "SetDefaultBrowser.exe" which is a tool for automating Settings during Automated/Unattended-Deployment if you are "new to computers"? This is not a tool an End-User needs, this is a tool for IT-Professionals. As an End-User just use the GUI to configure your default Browser.
But to answer your question: If you like to use the Tool without providing full path name you have to put it in a folder which is included in the %PATH% Variable.Gunnar-Haslinger I want to change to Edge Beta but the normal choices do not include that, only Edge itself.
Deleted if your System doesn't offer to select Edge Beta as Default Browser something seems to be wrong. Of course it should show up for Selection in Start > Settings > Apps > Default apps.
-> Search for "Edge Beta" and configure it as Default Browser.