If you are annoyed by this process or accidentally changed your default browser, you can revert it or change it to your liking. Changing the default browser is slightly more difficult in Windows 11 than in its predecessor, but it is not impossible.
How to Change Your Default Browser
First, you need to have your preferred browser installed in your system. If you haven’t already, download and install the browser you want to use as default.
Using Windows Settings
For demonstration purposes, we are using Chrome as our preferred browser. However, you are free to use any browser you want. Even now, not all files and links will open on your preferred browser. In windows 11, if you want to change the default browser completely, you have to apply one more step. Below the set default browser, you will see a few more options. Check if the default program for file types or link types has changed in Set defaults for applications. To change this: Now your preferred browser has been set as the default browser. Any external links should open in your preferred browser. Additionally, supported file types will also open in that browser.
Using Notification Popup or Ribbon
Depending upon the browser you are trying to set as default, it will launch a notification popup or a ribbon asking you to change your default browser. For example, when you launch Chrome, it will generate a ribbon below the address bar area. The ribbon will have a Set as default button that you can click on to make it the default browser. In Firefox, a popup window will have a button that says Make primary browser. Similarly, other browsers will have similar variations of this mechanism. You can click on these buttons to set that browser to the default browser.
Using Browser Settings
You can also find the option to change the default browser inside Settings in your preferred browser. To change the default browser from inside the browser settings:
How Do I Open Internet Explorer Instead of Edge?
This will let you run Internet Explorer without it launching Edge.
How to Change the Default Browser in Windows 10?
To change default browser in Windows 10 –
Can I Use Internet Explorer on Windows 11?
Internet Explorer is an outdated web browser that has been discontinued and disabled by Microsoft in Windows 11. If you still have an itch for IE though, using Edge with IE mode enabled is the closest you can get in windows 11 to the real thing.
