By George Norman
Added on 16 Nov 2009(1129 Views)



So you’ve decided to give the Google developed Chrome browser a shot. After all, you wanted to see what the deal is with the browser that is touted as having the fastest JavaScript out there. If you did install Chrome on your system, then surely you noticed that it asked to become your default web browser – on several occasions.

The first time Chrome asked to become the default web browser was when you installed it. As we’ve said in the How to Install Chrome tutorial, when you got to step 4, you could uncheck the box next to Make Google Chrome the default browser. At the time you surely wanted just to install and test the browser; so making it the default browser was something you weren’t ready for.

The second time Chrome asked to become the default web browser was when it launched (right after the installation process was complete). At the time a Google Chrome isn’t your default browser notification appeared; and since we know you weren’t ready to set Chrome as the default, we’ll go ahead and assume you clicked the Don’t ask again button.

Now Google Chrome has grown on you and you would like to set it as the default browser on your system. You need not worry about having unchecked the Make Google Chrome the default browser box when you installed the software; you need not worry about clicking the Don’t ask again button either, because making Chrome your default browser is a fairly simple process. Just follow the instructions presented below.

Step 1. Launch the Chrome browser.

Step 2. Click the wrench menu -> from the dropdown menu click Options.

Step 2. Click the Basics tab.

Step 3. In the Default browser section click the Make Google Chrome my default browser button.

Step 4. Click Close and you’re done.

Tips and warnings
  • Please note that the information presented above applies to Windows-powered computers.




Don't forget to:

Tags: Google, Chrome, Browser, Default browser

You might also like


Link to this article:



Add comment:
Name(Required)
Email(Required - Never shown)
Website(Optional)
Comment(Required):

Insert the following code:
How To Articles
How To Move an iGoogle Homepage from One Account to Another
The iGoogle homepage features the Google Search box and a bunch of gadgets. Computer users that have set iGoogle as their homepage took the time to customize it; they selected the gadgets they want to see, they selected the...
21 Dec 2009
How To Manage Update Settings in Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader lets you customize the way the software updates itself. Below is a detailed, step-by-step tutorial that will show you how to manage these update options...
21 Dec 2009
How To Disable JavaScript in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat, while useful software applications, tend to be plagued by security problems. Just this week the California-based company that specializes in creating multimedia and creativity software products announced that...
21 Dec 2009
How To Delete Archived Messages in Yahoo! Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger, the Yahoo! developed instant messaging application, offers three different archiving options: Yes, save all of my...
21 Dec 2009
How To Delete Subtitles Downloaded by BS.Player
One of the things I like about the BS.Player media player is that when you open a video file (like a movie, or a TV show episode) it will automatically search for subtitles; it will locate subtitles in various languages, then...
16 Dec 2009
How To Mark Threads as Unread from Here in Gmail
People that subscribe to a lot of active mailing lists (and don’t have all that much free time on their hands) will attest to the fact that until they get to read an email it already has a ton or replies. When they do...
16 Dec 2009
Recommended Tools
Top Downloads