Firefox won't let me set default browser

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MR2David
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Firefox won't let me set default browser

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Firefox has been doing a lot of odd things with the past 10, or so, upgrades. I hated IE, and everyone I knew was checking out FF because Mozilla was a more stable browser. I decided to give FF a try, and was happy until this last several changes.
I downloaded Opera, just to try it, and although it seems pretty easy to use, it hijacked the default browser from FF.
I deleted Opera intending to use FF until I found something else that I liked. When I downloaded FF 54 I checked to have FF my default browser.
When I tried to open a link in email I now find that IE opens. IE asks if I want it to be my default browser, and I check NO, but FF still asks if I want it as my default browser, but as many times as I checked that, and gone in to Options/General and checked that, it won't let me make it my default browser.
I've been at this for 3 days and I'm about ](*,)
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Its your operating system doing that try
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hel ... t-programs
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Try setting it as default by going into Control Panel / Default Programs and try to set it as default from there.
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Read others replies before saying something silly
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malliz ???????????????? Explain
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malliz wrote:Its your operating system doing that try
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hel ... t-programs
Follow the link
What sort of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter.
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Ok..My bad, I was thinking Windows 10 .
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