How can I make a WIN 10 desktop shortcut open a link in Edge, even though Chrome is the default browser?

Question

Chrome is set as the default browser on my Windows 10 computer. However, I want to create a shortcut on the desktop to YouTube.com that opens in Microsoft Edge. How can I do this?

Solution

Create a new shortcut with the following Path:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c start microsoft-edge:http://www.youtube.com

You can then change the icon by right clicking and going to the Shortcut tab. From there, click "Change Icon" and click browse. Then go to C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe and click MicrosoftEdge to get its Icon. Finally click OK on all open dialog boxes.

Comments

[Ramhound]

Just create a shortcut to Edge and set the home page to YouTube.

[dxiv]

See How to open URL in Microsoft Edge from the command line?.

[Richard M.]

This worked great, thank you! If you happen to know of a way to hide the CMD window that briefly pops up, I'd love to know, but it's not a big deal.

[w32sh]

Create a shortcut with the following target, leaving out the CMD.. and Start part: microsoft-edge:http://www.youtube.com And, if you want to add Edge to the right-click menu, this script might help. Open .URL Files Using Different Browsers from the Right-Click Menu