Firefox
Firefox
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You can configure how Firefox handles email links such as user@example.com on a webpage by setting the email application or website used in Firefox. When Firefox is set as your default browser on Windows, you can also set Firefox as your default mail handler. This guide explains how to set Firefox as the application that opens automatically when you click mail links.
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Set Firefox as the default handler for mail links on Windows 10
- Open the Windows Start menu
and select .
- In the Settings page, click .
- In the left menu, select .
- Click the icon under the heading Email to show your choices.
- Select Firefox in the Choose an app menu.
Set Firefox as the default handler for mail links on Windows 11
- Open the Windows Start menu
and select .
- From your system Settings menu, click
.
.
- Select
- Scroll down to the Set defaults for applications section and click the Firefox app.
- Go to the MAILTO section and click on it, to see the available apps.
- From the app list, select Firefox as your default app and click the
button.
On Windows 11, you can also go to
> > and enter MAILTO in the search box to find the application already set as the default, for example, Thunderbird. When you click on the entry that comes up, you can set a new default.