Would you like to learn how to use the command-line to configure Internet Explorer as the default browser? In this tutorial, we will show you how to configure Internet Explorer as the default browser of Windows using the command line.
• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 10
• Windows 7
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Tutorial Windows – Configure Internet Explorer as the default browser via command-line
Download and extract the application named SETUSERFTA.
In our example, this is the path to the SETUSERFTA command.
As an Administrator, start an elevated command-line.
Access the SETUSERFTA application directory.
Configure Internet Explorer as the default browser.
Verify if Internet Explorer was configured as the default browser.
In our example, Internet Explorer was configured as the default browser of Windows using the command-line.
