
Click OK to close the Control Panel and return to Windows.For more advanced users, you can also click (instead) on the " Choose defaults for this program" button, which lets you individually pick file extensions and protocols to associate with the browser in question.Within a second, Windows 7 will confirm your new default web browser by displaying a " This program has all its defaults" message above that button.To set your default browser the easy way, just click on the " Set this program as default": (" Use the selected program to open all file types and protocols it can open by default").



The screenshot above shows the " Set your default programs" screen, with Internet Explorer selected on the left.Once the process is complete, you will see a series of applications, all of which can be used as the "default handler" for certain types of files or "protocols" (like " mailto:", a special protocol that tells Windows 7 it needs to launch your default email program).Windows 7 will open the Control Panel, with the proper screen automatically preselected depending on the number of applications you have installed on your PC, and your computer's speed, it may take a few seconds before all programs have been loaded in the left pane.
