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Yes..I uninstalled Chrome and Vivaldi. Reinstalled Vivaldi. I only get that message if I remove access from Chrome or Vivaldi. I do not get it if I remove access from Firefox.
Yes..I uninstalled Chrome and Vivaldi. Reinstalled Vivaldi. I only get that message if I remove access from Chrome or Vivaldi. I do not get it if I remove access from Firefox.
Makes me wonder about those two browsers and what all tagged along with the installation of them ?
If you are ok with editing the Registry, run regedit
Drill down to HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Capabilities/
look for a value named Hidden
If it exists and is set to 1, change it to 0
Thanks for the reply..I did as suggested and the value is already set to '0'. A second look at my 'Make Default'
page makes me wonder why there are only 6 programs listed there. There should be a lot more...media players, etc.
Thank you for replying. Yes I did that and yes it asked. I am not having issues anymore. I completely removed Chrome and reinstalled Vivaldi. IE stays as default now. However, IE is still not listed in "Set program Defaults" nor any of the expected default options. I have tried a system restore. No go. I ran sfc /scannow and chkdisk. No errors. Through scan with Malwarebytes Pro and Panda...as well as adware cleaner. Nothing found. My computer runs perfect. No strange programs found or running. It's just the lack of programs (default choices) being shown that bugs me.
I would create a new Windows Admin account, log in with that account, and see if the Default Programs list is different.
Maybe something is corrupt in your current account.
Thanks David, did that and the selection was the same.
It sounds like you've tried everything possible to fix this.
Unless someone else has some other suggestion you haven't tried, you might want to consider a Repair Install:
Repair Install
I would create a System Backup Image before doing this, so i could get back to what i have now, if things don't work right.
I create periodic System Backup Images with Macrium Reflect free, so i can recover if/when problems happen.
Chrome has an aggressive install and makes changes like that and does not undo stuff it changes on uninstall
One of the main reasons I do not like Chrome that and they removed the custom install so you can select do not make it default...