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myokeeh
Iron Contributor
Aug 16, 2019

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.

  • 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's avatar
    ikjadoon
    Bronze Contributor

    myokeeh 

    That's weird: for Gmail, I got a prompt when I clicked my first mailto: link. I didn't add any extensions and once prompted, I accepted and now Gmail opens in Edge Dev for mailto links.

     

     

    • bitoleg's avatar
      bitoleg
      Copper Contributor

      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 🙂

      • ligheendnde's avatar
        ligheendnde
        Copper Contributor

        bitoleg 

        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?

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