A browser is a program that opens web pages. Most popular: Opera, Google Chrome, Mozilla, Yandex and Internet Explorer. They may all be on your computer. This is where the question arises: how to make Mozilla your default browser, or main, priority. We will analyze this procedure, but first we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the general information.
What is a preferred web browser? This is the browser with which the computer opens pages on the Internet. When you click on links, your computer selects the browser that it considers preferable. And initially it will be Internet Explorer. You want to use the program that you like, that you are used to. The task is to explain to the system what you like, and you want to have it as the main Internet browser. There are 3 available ways to do this, which I would like to consider in more detail.
First way
An option for those who have just installed Mozilla. The program itself during installation will prompt you to select Firefox as the main one. In the window, you will need to press a special button. That's all. If the browser has already been installed, then you can use other instructions.
Second way
We act through the "Settings". You already have Mozilla installed, it's just that the system does not prioritize this browser when opening sites. Why? Because you haven't told him which browser you want to use to open web links and pages. Remind him who is in charge here, and set him on the “right path”:
If necessary, the system will need to additionally change the desired setting.
Third way
Now let's see how to make Firefox the default browser in Windows 10.
If Windows opens an inconvenient Internet Explorer when you click on a link, it means that this Internet browser has a priority or, as they say, the default browser. enjoy standard utility or any other there is no desire, a logical question arises - how to make Firefox the default browser. After all, it is much more convenient for us, the most important bookmarks are saved there, everything is set up for the convenience of personal use and favorite add-ons are installed.
Option one - "radical"
The method is good because the browser will work faster and more stable and will suit those who have just installed it on their computer. When you first start the utility, you will be prompted to make Mozilla Firefox the default browser. A corresponding window will pop up, in which you will need to click the corresponding button.
You can also reinstall your browser. Go to the "Start" menu, "Programs". Here remove Mozilla. Find the installation file on your computer and reinstall the utility.
Note: if there is no profile in Mozilla, then when you reinstall, all settings, plugins and bookmarks, as well as history, will disappear. Otherwise, when there is a profile, all user settings will be restored.
Option two - "preferred"
The more popular way to set Firefox as the default browser is to do it through the settings. In this case, all user settings remain.
It is necessary to press the button in the form of three horizontal stripes in the right corner of the screen - "Open menu".
Here we press the button Settings", which is in the form of a gear.
On the panel " Main» click « Set as default».
Or paste about:preferences into the address bar and press Enter.
The third option is "universal"
If there are problems in the first two methods, they may be ineffective, and this happens, it remains to set the priority for in the Windows settings. For this.
In today's article, dear friends, we will figure out how to make Mozilla the main browser on your system, that is, set it by default.
If your Mozilla Firefox is not like this, then after launching the following message should be displayed with a question:
You need, of course, to agree by clicking on the appropriate button and that's it. If the message does not pop up, then something is wrong with the settings. But don't worry, we'll fix it all now.
We use our own program settings
Click on the menu button in the upper right corner and select "Settings" from the drop-down list.
Immediately in the "Basic" tab appears what we need. See if you have a checkmark next to "Always check if Firefox is your default browser". If this bird is not there, it means that because of this the message that I wrote about at the beginning of the article did not pop up.
Click on the "Set as default" button and solve our problem.
Using Windows Tools
This method is rarely used. However, I will not be too lazy to write about it, so, for the general development. Let's take the Windows 7 operating system as an example.
Click the "Start" button and from the drop-down menu, click "Default Programs":
In the window that opens, click on the phrase "Setting programs ...".
Internet Explorer is built into the Windows operating system. But at the same time, any user can install an unlimited number of browsers on their computer from their
The Windows operating system is a manager (manager) that determines which browser should be loaded "by default", that is, which browser should always be opened first.
If nothing is changed, the built-in Internet Explorer browser will always open.
However, operating Windows system you can explain that you want to make another browser the default browser. This can be done in at least two ways:
- when installing a new browser,
- or after its installation, but already using the browser settings.
So, making Mozilla the default browser means that when you access the Internet, Mozilla will always be loaded first.
The article "" describes in detail the entire process of installing Mozilla. At the end of the installation, check the box next to "Use Firefox as my default web browser" (Fig. 8 in the specified article) and click on the "Install" button. This is quite enough to make Mozilla the default browser immediately upon installation.
However, let's be realistic. During installation, it is not always clear whether it is necessary new browser immediately use as the main browser, i.e. as the "default" browser that will open first when accessing the Internet.
Therefore, we will consider the second option, how to make the already installed Mozilla the default browser.
If the Menu Bar is disabled in your Mozilla, then Mozilla looks like in fig. one
Rice. 1 Where are the Mozilla Settings
To get into the Mozilla Settings (Fig. 1):
- click on the bright orange button, marked with the number 1 in Fig. 1,
- move the mouse cursor to the Settings command, indicated by the number 2 in Fig. 1,
- click on the Settings command, indicated by the number 3 in Fig. 1.
If the Menu Bar is enabled, then Mozilla looks like the one shown in Fig. 2.
Fig.2 Mozilla Tools
In this case, to get into the Mozilla Settings (Fig. 2):
- click on the Tools command,
- in the window that appears, click on the Settings command.
So, the Mozilla Settings window looks like shown in fig. 3:
Fig.3 Mozilla settings
- In this window (Fig. 3) go to the "Additional" tab (indicated by the number 1 in Fig. 3),
- then click on the "General" tab (indicated by the number 2 in Fig. 3),
- put the treasured checkmark in front of the inscription "Always check at startup whether Firefox is the default browser" (indicated by the number 3 in Fig. 3),
- click on the button "Make Firefox the default browser" (indicated by the number 4 in Fig. 3),
- click on "OK" (indicated by the number 5 in Fig. 3).
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The so-called “browser war” has been going on for more than a year. Users choose one or another program based on their own wishes, comfort, and other characteristics. For example, Google Chrome is rightfully considered the fastest browser in the world. While Safari is a leader in security and data privacy. Why do Mozilla Firefox users love it? This is the best stability and correct display of all multimedia content. As well as a huge number of plugins and the ability to fine-tune.
But what if there are several Internet browsers installed on the computer, and they constantly conflict with each other, trying to become the default web browser? You can intervene in this conflict. For example, if you use fire fox, then you can make Mozilla Firefox the default browser - this will solve the problem.
Setting
So, open the program, and immediately look for a window with settings. In order to make Firefox the default, click on the “Firefox” button, after which, in the menu that opens, move the mouse cursor over the “Settings” item, after which another window will open, in which, again, select the item “ Settings".
After that, you will see a window with the ability to select the parameters of the program. There are quite a few of them, but in order to make Mozilla the default browser, we need to go to the "Advanced" tab - this is the last picture that shows a gear. Next, open the General tab.
How to make Mozilla your default browser
In the "System Settings" column, look for the first line - "Always check at startup whether Firefox is the default browser." Click the "Check now" button, after which an information window will appear in front of you. If the web browser is already set to default, then nothing needs to be done. Otherwise, in order to make Firefox the default browser, click "YES", and check the box "Always perform this check at startup."
Restart the browser (close and open the program). At the first start, a window will appear in front of you with a notification about whether you want to make Mazila the default browser. If another browser grabs a place under the sun of Mozilla, then the program will notify you at startup.