--- title: "How do you set Firefox as the default browser?" description: "How do you set Firefox as the default browser?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2022-02-10 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95655/how-do-you-set-firefox-as-the-default-browser category: "troubleshooting" tags: ["firefox", "mozilla firefox", "troubleshooting", "browser"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # How do you set Firefox as the default browser? How do you set Firefox as the [default](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2204/what-are-the-new-enhancements-done-in-default-project-template-of-asp-dot-net-mvc-4) [browser](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/155254/which-is-the-best-internet-browser)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Hitesh Vohra **The [Mozilla](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95669/my-website-appears-different-in-firefox-and-different-in-chrome-how-do-i-solve-this-problem) Corporation oversees the development of Mozilla Firefox, a free open-source browser**. Firefox is available on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Android. Gecko is used by Firefox to render webpages, and it supports both current and future Web standards. **Steps to set Firefox as the default browser:** ![How do you set Firefox as the default browser?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/2251c886-0544-4459-9e57-83839ee446cf/images/3280d7c0-b255-4e8f-9e74-d9075d2bb3a2.png) **\** - **Select the Settings icon** from the Windows Start menu. - On the left pane, click Apps, then Default Apps. - Scroll down and select Web browser from the drop-down menu. - In the pop-up window that appears, select Firefox from the list of available browsers. - **Firefox is now your default web browser.** \ **Read More : [Is the Firefox password reset ridiculous?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95657/is-the-firefox-password-reset-ridiculous)** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95655/how-do-you-set-firefox-as-the-default-browser Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.