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Get web links from Outlook emails and Teams chats to open in your web browser of choice

Published on 12th August 2024 Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

By default, web links from either Outlook (here, I am referring to the Classic version and not the newer web appliance version that Microsoft would like us all to use, though many think it to be feature-incomplete) or Teams open in Edge, which may not be everyone’s choice of web browser. Many choose Google Chrome, while I mainly use Mozilla Firefox, with Brave being another option that I have.

To get both Outlook and Teams to use your default system web browser, go to Outlook and navigate to File > Options > Advanced > File and browser preferences. Once there, look for the line with Open hyperlinks from Outlook in. The dropdown box will show Microsoft Edge by default, but there is another option: Default Browser. Choosing that will change things away from Edge to your chosen browser, assuming that you have set it by default using the Settings application.

If you have not gone there, navigate to Apps > Default apps. Once there, find the entry for the browser that you want to use and click on the Set default button. You also will see a list of file types, where you may need to change the setting for those as well. Once the system default is sorted, that will be honoured by Outlook and Teams as well.

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