Windows 10 Default Setting Recommendation for Lindenwood

Default Settings for Windows 10 Lindenwood University Environment 

Root Cause:
Windows 10 comes with the Edge browser as the default reader for Website, Email, PDF and other areas.  

Default settings for the computers to have optimal use of Lindenwood Application


Step 1: Click on the magnifying glass icon that is adjacent to the Windows Icon and type-in -- Default app settings

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Step 2: Under 'Web Browser' click 'Microsoft Edge' --> select Google Chrome --> select 'Switch anyway'

This will enable the default browser to be Google Chrome, which is compatible with most of the Lindenwood Application

Change to Google Chrome - unless you use Cams or Priam then select Internet Explorer for Default App and use Google manually for all Lindenwood website activity...

 

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Step 3: To change the default setting for PDF files --> Click 'Choose default apps by file type' and scroll down to pdf --> click Microsoft Edge --> Select Adobe Acrobat DC --> Switch anyway

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Details

Article ID: 61482
Created
Wed 8/29/18 12:29 PM
Modified
Wed 5/19/21 3:48 PM