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Old 08-26-2015, 07:27 AM
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Default Problems with Outlook and IE11 as the default browser
I upgraded my test win 8.1 laptop to W10. I did not like EDGE so I made IE11 my default browser. For some reason, the system could not find Iexplore.exe. I pointed the system to it with the dialogue box provided. IE11 became the default. My problem now is that when I click on a hyperlink in MS Outlook, it will not open the link in IE11. If I make Firefox the default it works. I reported this to Microsoft in their forum and got several workarounds that did not work. I joined a non-Microsoft windows 10 forum - Windows 10 Forums - where I find out that this is a common problem with all levels of Outlook except Outlook16.

I have reported it several times via the Feedback app in Windows 10. The problem with the Feedback app is that you do not get feedback that says they are working on it.

So far that is my only real stopper to putting Windows 10 on my desktop and my other PC.

Out of curiosity, does anyone else that converted to Windows 10 have a problem opening a hyperlink in Outlook in IE11 if it is the default browser?

BTW: I know it is an Outlook problem because all hyperlinks in any other app will open correctly in the IE11 default browser.

Z