{"id":163549,"date":"2021-02-23T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T08:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=163549"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:12:40","slug":"how-to-set-chrome-as-your-default-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-set-chrome-as-your-default-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set Chrome as your default browser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Google Chrome<\/strong><\/a> is the most installed web browser in use today. Its stability, speed and easy access to all Google products are only a few of its many advantages. However, when we buy a new computer or upgrade it to Windows 10, we have to deal with the fact that the preset browser is <a href=\"https:\/\/microsoft-edge.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Edge<\/a>. Luckily, setting up Chrome as your default browser is very easy and it will only take you a few minutes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Chrome\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/b2e6d43a-96bf-11e6-a674-00163ed833e7\/965337810\/chrome-Google_Chrome_logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Chrome<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chrome.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DESCARGAR<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--80\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"80\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"8\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">8<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chrome.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Steps to Make Chrome Your Default Browser in Windows 10<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Step 1. Access the System Settings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To set Chrome as your default browser, first you&#8217;ll have to open the System Settings. To do that, simply click on the &#8220;Start&#8221; button (it&#8217;s the button with the Windows logo at the bottom left corner of your screen) and then click on &#8220;Settings&#8221;. If you prefer, you can also use the keyboard shortcut &#8220;<em>Windows key + I<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-163552\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/windows_settings_1_q4hrow.jpg\" alt=\"Windows settings\" width=\"600\" height=\"323\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 2. Reach the Default Apps List<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Once you&#8217;re in the Settings window, click on &#8220;Apps&#8221;. This will take you to a new screen with a left-side pane where you have to select &#8220;Default apps&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-163553\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/default_apps_h0znvf.jpg\" alt=\"Default apps from Windows 10\" width=\"300\" height=\"348\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 3. Locate the Current Default Browser<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In the &#8220;Default apps&#8221; section you&#8217;ll see a list of all the programs that Windows has set as default. Look for the &#8220;Web browser&#8221; heading and click on the icon underneath it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-163554\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/default_edge_thdf1v.jpg\" alt=\"Default browser in Windows 10\" width=\"284\" height=\"341\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 4. Choose Chrome as Your Default Browser<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve followed the steps so far, you&#8217;ll now find yourself with a list of all the web browsers that are currently installed on your computer. Look through the list until you find Google Chrome and click on its icon to set it as your default browser.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-163555\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/chrome_as_default_iysk8w.jpg\" alt=\"Setting Chrome as default browser\" width=\"300\" height=\"388\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 5. Pin Chrome to the Taskbar (Optional)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Finally, we recommend that you pin Google Chrome to the Windows Taskbar. To do that, just right-click on Chrome&#8217;s shortcut and select &#8220;Pin to taskbar&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-163556\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/pin_to_taskbar_nr6oji.jpg\" alt=\"Pin to taskbar\" width=\"260\" height=\"244\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Easiest Way to Access Chrome<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As you can see, setting your default browser in Windows 10 is very easy. Now each time you click on a link from an email or external app, Chrome will be the browser that opens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Chrome is the most installed web browser in use today. Its stability, speed and easy access to all Google products are only a few of its many advantages. 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