Have you tried the new Microsoft Edge browser? If you have updated the Edge on your Windows 10 computer, it turns out that you will receive the new Chromium-based Edge update which is at par with Google Chrome. And it’s easy to change the default browser to Microsoft Edge, here’s what you need to do.
The browser hijacker is a common type of malware that typically comes bundled with apps downloaded in download managers from free software sites. Once installed, they change the homepage and default search engine for your browser in order to direct you to pages that display adverts. They may also steal data. Safari is the browser of choice on macOS, but if you've installed Firefox, Opera, Chrome or any other Mac web browsers you've probably been asked by those newcomers to make them the default instead.
Whenever you download and install a new browser on your computer, you might be asked to keep it as the default browser. But in case if you have missed this notification, you can quickly turn it as a default browser from the settings. When you click links in emails and other documents, they will open in the default browser you choose to keep.
If you are using Google Chrome on Windows or perhaps Safari on Mac, you might have changed the browser settings to keep them as the default. For Mac, the Safari is the default browser and for Windows, the Microsoft Edge, but if you have changed the settings to keep it as Google Chrome or Safari, you can easily change it to Microsoft Edge.
How to set Microsoft Edge as a default browser [Windows/Mac]
Here what you need to do to set Microsoft Edge as the default browser.
That’s all you have to do to make the Edge browser as default. The new Microsoft Edge is based on Chromium just like Google Chrome, and since it’s Chromium-based, several features are identical to Google Chrome.
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The default web browser in macOS is Safari. This means it is launched whenever you click a website link. Safari offers excellent features like autofill for forms, secure password storage, Reading List, and Private Browsing. However, it’s useful to know how to change the default web browser on Mac for varied reasons. For instance, you might find Safari a tad slower than other options like Chrome or Firefox. Or it might not support particular extensions that you want to use. Therefore, let’s see what you can do.
How to Set Default Web Browser in macOS
Step #1. Launch System Preferences.
Step #2. Click on the General icon.
Step #3. In the General settings window navigate to the Default web browser drop-down menu.
Step #4. From the ‘Default web browser’ drop-down, select the browser which you want to switch to. (Of course, you will need to have the browser of your choice already installed on your Mac)
Delete app data after uninstall. Once you select your desired web browser from the installed options, it is immediately set as the default one.
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So, as you can see, it’s quick and easy to change the default web browser on Mac. Let us know in the comments below, what browser do you prefer using?
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