{"id":517,"date":"2012-07-06T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/?p=517"},"modified":"2012-07-10T13:42:20","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T13:42:20","slug":"how-to-make-firefox-your-default-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/2012\/07\/06\/how-to-make-firefox-your-default-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Firefox Your Default Browser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re one of the many people who uses more than one browser (or if you\u2019ve just downloaded and want to use that browser exclusively), you need to tell your operating system which one you\u2019d like to use as your default.<\/p>\n<p>If you love Firefox and <a title=\"Mozilla Mission\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/firefox\/security\/#mission\" target=\"_blank\">support what it stands for<\/a>, below are the steps to make it your browser of choice.<\/p>\n<p>At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP) and then click Options (or on a Mac, in the Menu bar, select Preferences). Select the Advanced panel, click the General tab and then under the System Defaults section, click the \u201cCheck Now\u201d button. When prompted, click \u201cYes\u201d to set Firefox as the default. You can also <a title=\"SUMO Set Default Browser\" href=\"http:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/kb\/how-make-web-links-open-firefox-default\" target=\"_blank\">read more on setting Firefox as your default browser<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re one of the many people who uses more than one browser (or if you\u2019ve just downloaded and want to use that browser exclusively), you need to tell your operating system which one you\u2019d like to use as your &hellip; <a class=\"go\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/2012\/07\/06\/how-to-make-firefox-your-default-browser\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":378,"featured_media":222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[278480],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Make Firefox Your Default Browser - 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