When getting a new Windows laptop, it's important to change various settings and features to better customize your machine to best suit your needs. One of those settings would be choosing a default browser to open up web pages.

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Most likely the default browser set is Microsoft Edge, which isn't the first choice for many Windows users. For this reason, users may instead need to install another browser like Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. After that, you can select which browser you want to make the default one, and even customize the various file types that the browser can open up.

To change your default browser in Windows, you can follow these steps:

1. Click on the "Start" button in the bottom left corner of your screen.
2. Go to "Settings" by clicking on the gear icon.
3. In the Settings window, select "Apps."
4. On the left-hand side of the Apps settings, click on "Default apps."
5. Scroll down and locate the "Web browser" section.
6. Click on the current default browser listed under "Web browser."
7. A list of available web browsers installed on your system will appear. Select the browser you want to set as the default.

After selecting your preferred browser, it will be set as the default browser automatically.

From now on, any web links you click on in Windows applications will open in your newly set default browser.