[nfbcs] windows 10, URLs entered in the start menu always come up in Edge, not the default browser

[Curtis Chong]

Steve:

I tried to find it but could not. There appears to be a program you can
download (not supported by Microsoft). Otherwise, we are stuck with copying
and pasting the URL<sigh>.

Cordially,

Curtis Chong

-----Original Message-----
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Subject: Re: [nfbcs] windows 10, URLs entered in the start menu always come
up in Edge, not the default browser

Curtis,

I thought there was a somewhat obscure setting that could change that and
that screen readers were supposed to change this setting automatically.
This may not have been  added until anniversary edition, though.  

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

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Subject: Re: [nfbcs] windows 10, URLs entered in the start menu always come
up in Edge, not the default browser

Hello Jim et al:

Yes, that is correct. Edge still is invoked if something in a Start Menu
search goes to the Web.

Cordially,

Curtis Chong



On May 23, 2017, at 8:17 PM, Jim Barbour via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Thanks Curtis.  This laptop belong to my employer, so I'll let them
upgrade it when they're ready.

I take it that the URL problem is not fixed in the latest update, correct?

Thanks,

Jim

> On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 06:45:20PM -0600, Curtis Chong via nfbcs wrote:
> Greetings:
> 
> This is a known problem. I have been told that if you run JAWS, JAWS
> essentially defeats this.
> 
> It doesn't hurt to upgrade to the latest version of Windows 10. I'm using
> the Creators Update both at home and at work with good results.
> 
> Cordially,
> 
> Curtis Chong
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim Barbour via
> nfbcs
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 5:05 PM
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> Cc: Jim Barbour <jbar at barcore.com>
> Subject: [nfbcs] windows 10, URLs entered in the start menu always come up
> in Edge, not the default browser
> 
> Hey Everyone,
> 
> I am having a strange issue that Google doesn't seem to know about. But, I
> could swear I read or heard about it somewhere before.
> 
> I am running windows 10, not the anniversary update.
> 
> I have gone into the control panel and set my default browser to firefox.
> 
> However, when I type ctrl+escape to bring up the start menu and then type
a
> URL into the search bar, the URL opens in Edge, rather than firefox.
> 
> Anybody know if this is a known problem, how to work around it, etc?
> 
> Thanks for all replies,
> 
> Jim
> 
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