{"id":2678,"date":"2022-11-10T22:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T05:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/?p=2678"},"modified":"2022-11-10T10:33:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T17:33:31","slug":"changing-default-browser-on-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/changing-default-browser-on-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing Default Browser on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing your default browser on Windows 11 is really easy. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the Start menu, then go to Settings, then Apps, and finally Default Apps. Simply choose your preferred browser and click &#8220;Set default&#8221; to make it your default browser. Keep in mind your desired default browser is selected in both the HTTP and HTTPS sections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, you can change the default browser used for opening PDFs and other file types. 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