I have a couple .url shortcuts for some Silverlite material but my default browser (Chrome) can't use Silverlite. Is there a way to force the .url to open specifically in Internet Explorer instead of Chrome?
Can you force a .url file to open in a browser other than the default Browser
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I would create a batch file containing:
And point Task Scheduler to that batch file. You can also test that it will work by running the batch file manually.
IE10 has an option in the desktop Internet Options settings dialog under the Programs tab to specify that links and tiles be opened in Desktop Mode:
(it's disabled here as it's set by Group Policy)
The Group Policy location for these settings is in both User Configuration and Computer Configuration at
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Settings:
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You didn't mention which OS you use but you can make an OS shortcut to launch your URL. In nearly all versions of Windows, right-click on the desktop and select
new -> shortcutthen enteriexplore.exefollowed by the URL like so:That should open in IE just fine.
UPDATE
To make this work with a shortcut key you simply need to assign a shortcut key to it. You do this by right clicking the shortcut and selecting
Properties.You need to pick a shortcut combination that is otherwise unused. The shortcut must also be on the desktop or start menu for this to work.
Alternatively, you can put the shortcut on your quick launch bar. If you do this you must use the key combination of Win + 1 - 0 to launch it depending on it's order in the quick launch bar (the first items is 1 and the 10th is 0).