You are using an unsupported browser. Please update your browser to the latest version on or before July 31, 2020.
close
You are viewing the article in preview mode. It is not live at the moment.
Home > 240: File Associations Manager > Knowledge Base > 02: Tips and Tricks > 01: How can I make Cortana and other web searches to use system default browser instead of Microsoft Edge?
01: How can I make Cortana and other web searches to use system default browser instead of Microsoft Edge?
print icon

Microsoft created a protocol that masks the URLs so that they can be opened in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10. So instead of https://www.policypak.com, Windows 10 would prepend microsoft-edge: to the URL i.e. microsoft-edge:https://www.policypak.com.

So no browser but Microsoft Edge supports this protocol, and these URLs are opened in Edge automatically and not the default system browser you set through PolicyPak software.

How to solve it?

You will need to install EdgeDeflector before you can send search queries from Cortana to the default browser, set through PolicyPak software. More info: What it means to set Default Browser in PolicyPak Browser Router.

Then set the Policy for PPFAM as shown in the following screenshot:

 

Note the path for EdgeDeflector. That has to be same on client computers.
Apply the policy on the client computers and reboot.

Feedback
0 out of 1 found this helpful

scroll to top icon