How to change your default browser in Windows

This commodity explains how to modify your default Web browser to Firefox on Windows 10 or Windows 11. For other operating systems, see Make Firefox your default browser.

Make Firefox your default browser in Firefox Settings

  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and select . Click the menu push Fx57Menu and select . Click the bill of fare button Fx89menuButton and select .

  2. In the panel, look nether the Startup department.
  3. Click the Make Default button.
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Note: If Firefox is already your default browser, the push will be missing and it will say that Firefox is currently your default browser.
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If Firefox was not able to change your default browser, it will open the Windows Settings app, with the Default apps panel already open.

Manually change your default browser to Firefox in Windows Settings (Windows x)

  1. Open up the Default apps panel in Windows Settings, if it isn't already open. (In the Windows First menu, click the Settings icon, click and click .)
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  2. In the Web browser section of the Default apps console, click on the browser that is currently listed.
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  3. In the Choose an app console, click on Firefox to fix it as the default browser.
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  4. In the Web browser section, you will see that Windows 10 has Firefox set as the default browser.
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Manually change your default browser to Firefox in Windows Settings (Windows 11)

To make Firefox your default Web browser on Windows 11, you will need to change the default application for a number of file types and protocols:

  1. Open the Default apps panel in Windows Settings (if it isn't already open):
    1. Click in the Windows taskbar.
    2. Click from the options to the left.
    3. Click .
  2. Discover Firefox in the list that appears and click on it.
    • A listing of file types will be shown under Prepare default file types or link types.
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  3. Click on a file type (for example, .htm) to modify the default programme that opens and set information technology to Firefox.
  4. Exercise the aforementioned for each of the other file types you desire to open in Firefox.

Note: Most common file types and protocols opened with the default browser include .htm, .xhtm, .html, .shtml, .webp, .pdf, MAILTO, HTTP and HTTPS.

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