Make Firefox your default browser
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If you have more than one web browser, WindowsOS Xyour operating system needs to know which browser to use by default. This article will show you how to make Firefox your default browser.
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button
and select .
- Select the panel, then click the tab, and then click .
- Select to set Firefox as your default browser.
- If Firefox still isn't the default browser, see Setting Firefox as the default browser does not work - What to do.
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Note: MSN Messenger and other applications may open Internet Explorer regardless of which browser is the default. Also, Internet service providers like PeoplePC Online, Juno and NetZero may provide connection software that automatically launches Internet Explorer.
To set another browser as the default, use the settings in the browser you wish to be your default.
Based on information from Default browser (mozillaZine KB)