How to determine the Windows default browser (at the top of the start menu)

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  • When you click on a .html file, the browser that opens it is the one that has registered the .html extension.

  • When you open a http:// link (e.g. by typing it into the “Start->Run” box), the browser that opens is the one that has registered the HTTP protocol (although it’s usually the same browser in both cases).

  • Whatever is displayed in Start Menu is not related to this.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\http\shell\open\command\(Default) is the current user’s handler for the HTTP protocol (which means “default browser”; NOTE: this is NOT the same thing as the .html default handler!).

However, it is possible to have a different browser at the top of Start Menu without changing the default. FYI, the browser executable name in Start menu is stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\(Default).

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