How to Change the Default Browser on Windows 11 PC Easily

Here’s a guide to change the default browser on your Windows 11 PC.

Microsoft Edge is the default browser on Windows 11. It has a fresh design and more features which many users have been waiting for. It also has a better performance and uses less memory compared to other browsers. All of these improvements are given because Microsoft wishes it to become Windows users most favorite browser.

Hence, it’s quite hard to change the default browser on Windows 11 compare to the previous version. In the past, we only need a few clicks to change the default browser on Windows. Meanwhile, on Windows 11, you need to do a little effort to change the default browser.

If you want to change the default browser on your Windows 11 PC from Microsoft Edge to Google Chrome, Firefox, or another browser, follow the instructions below.

Let’s get started!

How to Change the Default Browser on Windows 11 PC

Note: In this tutorial, I’m going to use Google Chrome as an example. You can still follow the steps even though you are using a different web browser.

1. Download and install a new web browser that you want to use on your computer. 

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox 
• Brave Browser
• Opera

2. Open the Start menu and type settings. 

3. Select Settings from the list of results.

4. Select Apps on the right pane and select Default apps on the left column.

5. In the Default apps window, go to Set defaults for applications and type Chrome.

6. Click Google Chrome from the list of results.

Starting from here, things are quite different than in the previous version of Windows. In the past, you only need to click one button and Windows will change the default app for all associated file types.