Is there any way to choose the browser called from FH?
Thanks
* Browser choice
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Re: Browser choice
Depends what you mean.
The FH internal Web Search Window always uses a special Internet Explorer Shell that is the same as all Windows programs must use for an internal browser window. All you can do is use the Write Reg IE Shell Version Plugin to change the IE Version that is used (up to the latest supported by your version of Windows OS).
The External Web Browser window chosen by FH will always be your current default browser. That is the one that opens when you click a hyperlink in an Email or a document. To alter it, enter Set Default Programs into the Start Search box and click the Set Default Programs item, select your preferred browser from the Programs list, and Set this program as default. It is also usually possible to set a browser as default within its own Tools or Options.
The FH internal Web Search Window always uses a special Internet Explorer Shell that is the same as all Windows programs must use for an internal browser window. All you can do is use the Write Reg IE Shell Version Plugin to change the IE Version that is used (up to the latest supported by your version of Windows OS).
The External Web Browser window chosen by FH will always be your current default browser. That is the one that opens when you click a hyperlink in an Email or a document. To alter it, enter Set Default Programs into the Start Search box and click the Set Default Programs item, select your preferred browser from the Programs list, and Set this program as default. It is also usually possible to set a browser as default within its own Tools or Options.
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Re: Browser choice
Thanks very much. I should have specified internal browser. The reason I asked is that my default browser is Chrome and I don't have security settings for IE or Edge customized. I should do that.
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Re: Browser choice
Yes, that is an important point.
IE cannot be uninstalled, and cannot be avoided in internal browsers in any program, e.g. FH and Plugin Help pages.
Also IE must be used to visit certain Microsoft websites.
So always consider its security settings.
IE cannot be uninstalled, and cannot be avoided in internal browsers in any program, e.g. FH and Plugin Help pages.
Also IE must be used to visit certain Microsoft websites.
So always consider its security settings.
Mike Tate ~ researching the Tate and Scott family history ~ tatewise ancestry