Set Mozilla Firefox as the Default Browser in Windows 7

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Welcome to VisiHow. This is a tutorial on how to set Mozilla Firefox as the default web browser.

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    Start by opening the browser
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    To do that, double-click the Mozilla Firefox icon.
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    Once the Firefox window is open, go to the settings or options
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    There is an "Options" icon on the lower part of the starting page. This will only be on the starting page, if a different website was open, this would not be here.
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    You would need to click on the menu button in the upper right corner
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    A pop up menu will open.
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    Click "Options"
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    A new tab will open.
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    In this tab, click on "General" to go to the general section
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    Firefox is not currently the default browser
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    Click "Make Default" to the right of the text
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    Firefox is now the default browser, so any time a link is clicked, it will be opened with Mozilla Firefox
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    This concludes the tutorial on how to set Mozilla Firefox as the default browser
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    If you have any comments or questions, please leave them in the comment section below. Thank you for watching VisiHow.
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Categories : Windows | Browser

Recent edits by: Eng, Crystal, Lukward Thomason

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