Changing Default Browser

Summary

- How to change your computer's default browser
- How to change default browser in the Outlook app

Body

Chrome is the recommend app for Proctorio and other applications used at BYUI. If you would like to change your default browser, the steps below are about how to do so for your computer as well as in the Outlook app

Changing default browser on your computer

1. Open your start menu. Search for and open "Settings."

Start menu

2. Click "Apps" in the menu on the left, then click "Default apps."

Apps settings

3. Use the search bar to find the browser you would like to set as your default. When you see it in the search results, select it.

search browser

4. Select "Set default."

Set default

5. If you would like to set it as the default browser for a specific file type, scroll down until you find the file type. Click on it, and then in the pop up that appears, select your desired default browser and click "Set default."

list of file types

 

Changing default browser in the Outlook app

Follow the steps below to change the default browser for links that you open from the Outlook app. For this to work, make sure that you have first set your desired default browser on your computer, following the steps in the section above.

1. Open the Outlook app and click "File" in the top left corner

Outlook menu

2. On the left menu bar, click "Options" near the bottom.

Options

3. In the pop up window that appears, choose "Advanced" from the menu on the left.

Advanced

4. Find the "File and browser preferences" section and use the dropdown menu to select "Default Browser." This will change your default browser for Outlook to the same one you have set for your computer.

File and browser preferences

 


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Article ID: 14171
Created
Fri 12/15/23 3:13 PM
Modified
Fri 7/5/24 11:56 AM