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Old January 1st 18, 08:55 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Paul[_32_]
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Default cannot change default browser

Jason wrote:
On Sun, 31 Dec 2017 23:17:34 -0500 "Jason" wrote
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I've been using Chrome for a few years and decided to try Firefox. When I
try to change the Default Browser and select Firefox--or anything else!--
nothing happens. I seem to be stuck with Chrome. I will uninstall it and
that should fix things, but why does Chrome "stick" like this?


I tried using the Firefox options panel to change the default and it
worked. Dunno why the Windows Settings panel didn't.


Chrome can apparently do a bit of reg damage.

https://www.tenforums.com/browsers-e...dows-10-a.html

I suspect someone latched onto a reg file for Chrome, rather than
writing this themselves. You can see that Chrome is "over the top"
in terms of the size of the file.

https://www.tenforums.com/general-su...dows-10-a.html

*******

Right now, a place to start is:

Settings : Apps : Default Apps

which also has "Choose Default Apps by File Type"
further down the page.

But the Tutorial on this topic is just Endless Dribble.
MS ruined it. It might have made sense at one time.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html

Disabling the "Keep using this App" is described here. A GPEdit for Pro.

https://superuser.com/questions/9933...open-this-file

Paul
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