How to Change the Default Browser Windows 11

by Muhammad Imran Habib · September 4, 2021

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As we all know that Microsoft creates the Edge browsers so accessible that sometimes it makes it so difficult to get rid of Edge. Microsoft actually wants you to frequently use its Edge browser, and they also want to make the browser so popular that no one could ever use any other browsers.

And that’s why Microsoft has made many changes and built-in features in Edge in Windows 11. Now, it is a little more difficult than in Windows 10. Luckily, changing your default web browser in Windows 11 is simply easy, all you need is just read the article to the end.

Change the Default Browser Windows 11

The fastest and quick way to set your default browser in Windows 11, just navigates to the default apps settings menu. To do so, click the Windows Start Menu and search for “Default apps” then click the top results.

Now, scroll down a bit and select “web browsers” then choose your favorite browser you want to be the new default (ex: Google Chrome)

Now scroll down a bit and click “set defaults by app” and select Google Chrome. Here, you can specifically categorize apps to be used for a specific task.

Make sure that you have set the default browsers for both HTTP and HTTPS. Once you have done all this, your default browser will simultaneously change to your favorite browser. Now you are all set.