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How to make Web links open in Firefox automatically by setting it as the default browser on your computer.

If you have more than one [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser Web browser] installed, links you click in another application (such as Web links in [https://www.thunderbird.net/ Thunderbird]) will automatically open in your default browser. This article shows you how to make Firefox your default browser. =How to set Firefox as your default browser= {for winxp,win7,mac,linux} #[[T:optionspreferences]] #At the top of the {menu General} panel, click the {button Make Default…} button.{note}'''Note:''' If Firefox is already your default browser, the button will be missing and you will see the message, "Firefox is currently your default browser".{/note} #;[[Image:Fx94MakeDefault]] #[[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] If Firefox still isn't the default browser, see [[Setting Firefox as the default browser does not work - What to do]]. {/for} {for win8} #[[T:optionspreferences]] #At the top of the {menu General} panel, click the {button Make Default…} button.{note}'''Note:''' If Firefox is already your default browser, the button will be missing and you will see the message, "Firefox is currently your default browser".{/note} #;[[Image:Fx94MakeDefault]] #The ''Set Default Programs'' window will open. #In the ''Set Default Programs'' window select {menu Firefox} from the list of programs on the left and click {button Set this program as default}. Then click {button OK} to close the window. #;[[Image:Default - Win8 pt 2]] #[[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] {/for} {for win10} #[[T:optionspreferences]] #At the top of the {menu General} panel, click the {button Make Default…} button.{note}'''Note:''' If Firefox is already your default browser, the button will be missing and you will see the message, "Firefox is currently your default browser".{/note} #;[[Image:Fx94MakeDefault]] #*Firefox will now be set as your default browser. If Firefox was unable to make itself the default browser, it will open the Windows Settings ''Default apps'' panel (shown below), where you can click the entry under '''Web browser''' to choose '''Firefox''' as the default. For additional information, see [[How to change your default browser to Firefox on Windows]]. =Use the Settings app in Windows 10 to change your default browser= Alternatively, you can open the Settings App from the Windows Start menu to set Firefox as the default browser: #Go to the Windows Start menu and click the '''Settings''' icon. #Click '''Apps''', then choose '''Default Apps''' on the left. #Scroll down and click the entry under '''Web browser'''. #;[[Image:default apps win10]] #Click on '''Firefox''' in the dialog that opens with a list of available browsers. #;[[Image:firefox default 10]] #Firefox is now set as your default browser. Close the Settings window to save your changes. {/for} {for win11} #[[T:optionspreferences]] #At the top of the {menu General} panel, click the {button Make Default…} button.{note}'''Note:''' If Firefox is already your default browser, the button will be missing and you will see the message, "Firefox is currently your default browser".{/note} #;[[Image:Fx94MakeDefault]] #Firefox will now be set as your default browser. If Firefox still isn't the default, see [[How to change your default browser to Firefox on Windows]] for steps to manually change your default browser to Firefox. {/for} {for win} {note}'''Tip:''' As a test to check whether Firefox or another browser is currently the default, enter a Web address such as <code>https://www.mozilla<!---->.org</code> in the Windows Start menu Search box. Your default browser will open.{/note} {/for}