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Set Internet Explorer as the default browser from the command line

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Mar 15, 202647839 views
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Is it possible to set Internet Explorer as the default browser to launch from the command line? I have a web application that only runs under Internet Explorer, but if it happens that Firefox is the default browser, it doesn't work. Users are in a domain environment and even though I try to launch …

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start "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://server_ip/home_page

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This command will set IE as the default browser: This policy should stop people determining the default browser.

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