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Make Google chrome with specific user profile as default browser

Fresh6 days ago
Mar 15, 2026108385 views
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Problem

Is it possible to set Google chrome with a custom user profile as the default browser? When I set google chrome as the default browser, it picks the "default" user profile as against the custom one I have setup. I tried setting google chrome as default browser after opening it from that particular user profile, but it doesn't seem to have an effect. I googled around but could only find another poor soul like myself who asked a similar question here: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=69f0a6e776ceab1c&hl=en There weren't any responses to that question.

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The Solution that works for me is to Open Regedit Navigate to Edit Default key Value to add varaible i.e. Modify Default key Value data as: "< path to Chrome.exe >\chrome.exe" -- "%1"

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