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Ted

First, thanks for the detailed instructions.  I've filed them away for 
future reference.

Coincidentally, I selected a default browser on my new Win10 desktop 
yesterday and, following the suggestion on another list, simply entered 
the word default in the search box.
And choosing a default browser popped up as an option.  

So, there appears several approaches to getting this done.


On Sat, 18 Jan 2020, Ted Chittenden wrote:

> Robert:
>  
> To change your default browser:
>  
> 1.	Press CTRL+I to enter Settings.
> 2.	Press your tab key once until you hear the word "System".
> 3.	Press your right arrow key until you hear the word "Apps" and then
> press enter.
> 4.	Press your tab key once, then press the down arrow until you hear
> the words "Default Apps" and press enter.
> 5.	Now tab through until you hear "Web Browser, ---- (fill in the blank
> with whatever browser is listed), then press enter.
> 6.	Tab through the list of browsers currently available on your
> computer until you hear the name of the one you wish to make the default
> one, then press enter.
> 7.	Finally, press Alt+F4 to exit the Settings screen. The browser you
> wish to have as your default browser should now be your default browser.
>  
> --
> Ted Chittenden
>  
> Every story has at least two sides, if not more.
>  
> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
> <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Robert Sollars
> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2020 5:45 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [VICUG-L] Switching browsers on a permanent basis
>  
> Recently, there was a post about how to switch browserspermanently on your
> PC. Can someone post that again and if I hit Kirtana, what do I have to type
> into it to get a new browser to come up.just chrome?
> I just tried to use IE but I couldn't read anything it put up on the
> screen.all web addresses format for the entire article.
> Thanks everybody.
> Robert 
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