How to set the default browser when opening any link on the computer

Setting the default browser on your computer allows you to open links from other applications using your favorite browser. If you do not change the default browser to your liking, the Windows default browser is Internet Explorer. If you install Chrome, Firefox or Coc Coc and want to set them as the default browser, please see the instructions below.

Setting the default browser on your computer allows you to open links from other applications using your favorite browser. It could be the link of songs, videos, websites that friends share with you via chat applications, document links on Word, links to the developer website after the application is installed.

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If you do not change the default browser to your liking, Windows implicitly sets the default browser to Internet Explorer, Mac will implicitly set Safari as the default browser. If you install Chrome, Firefox or Coc Coc and want to set them as the default browser, please see the instructions below.

Set Firefox as the default browser

Step 1 : In the main interface of Firefox, select the Tools menu and choose Options

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Step 2 : When the Options window appears, switch to the Advanced tab and click Make Firefox the default browser and click OK

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Set Chrome as the default browser

Step 1 : In the Chrome interface, you click on the 3 dots icon along the top right corner and select Settings (Settings)

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Step 2 : In the Settings window, click Make Default (Select the default browser)

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Step 3: In the window that appears, select Google Chrome

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Step 4: Complete the default browser conversion on Chrome

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Set Coc Coc as the default browser

Usually, once you install Coc Coc, it asks if you want to set it as the default browser, and repeatedly asks you later when you open it, until you select "Don't ask again", that's all. If you choose "Don't ask again" and regret it, it's okay, follow these steps to set Coc Coc as your default browser.

Step 1: Click the Coc Coc icon

Step 2: Select Settings

Step 3: Select System default settings

Step 4: Click Choose Coc Coc as the default browser

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So we have finished guiding you how to set Chrome, Firefox, Coc Coc as the default browser on your computer. From now on, every time you click on any link, you will be viewed on the browser you have set.

If you use Windows 10, you have more ways to change the default browser, see details in: 3 ways to change the default browser in Windows 10

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