Tip Top 20 Books Add-ins More Quick Tip Index Random QA About MailTo links do not open Outlook When clicking on a mailto link, Outlook used to get opened and I could write my email.Now, when I click on a mailto link, it brings up the Gmail webpage while I dont even have a Gmail account.Ive already made sure that Outlook has been set as my default mail client in Windows, but mailto links still bring me to Gmail.How can I get mailto links to open with Outlook again It sounds like you are not using Internet Explorer as your default browser then or may not have set the mailto protocol in Windows to use Outlook.
![]() Firefox and really old versions of Opera both have an option to override the system default mail client (in your case: Outlook) and link it to a web mail service or another mail application instead. Chrome, the latest version of Opera and (of course) Internet Explorer respect the default mail client settings which you have configured in Windows. Firefox To set Firefox to respect your default mail client settings in Windows again when clicking on a mailto link choose; Open the Menu by clicking on the hamburger icon (3 lines above each other) in the top right corner- Options- tab Applications- click on the mailto drop down list and select: Use Microsoft Outlook. Note: An alternative way to get to the Options dialog is to press ALTT to open the old Tools menu and then choose Options. ![]() Opera As mentioned, really old versions (up to version 12) of Opera had the default for mailto links set to its own Opera Mail client but you could change it back to Outlook in the following way; Opera menu- Settings- Preferences (CTRLF12)- tab Advanced- section Programs- select: mailto- button Edit- select: Open with default application. However, it is really recommended to update to the latest version of Opera instead since these old versions are no longer supported. The latest version of Opera uses the default mailto application that you have set in Windows. ![]() You can change this in one of the following ways: Method 1: Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista Control Panel- Programs- Default Programs- Set your default programs- select Outlook (desktop)- Either use Set this program as default to assign Outlook all the defaults it can have or use Choose defaults for this program to manually select the MAILTO protocol. Method 2: Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista Control Panel- Programs- Default Programs- Associate a file type or protocol with a program- scroll down to the protocol list- select MAILTO- click the Change program button in the top right corner to set it to Outlook. Windows XP Control Panel (Classis View)- Internet Options- tab: Programs- dropdown list: E-mail- select Microsoft Outlook from the list. Control Panel (Category View)- Network and Internet Connections- Internet Options- tab: Programs- dropdown list: E-mail- select Microsoft Outlook from the list. Selecting all the defaults for Outlook 2013 in Windows 8.1 via Method 1. Outlook 11 Hyperlinks Don'T Open + Crhome Windows 10 Setting TheLast modified: June 2, 2015 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share by e-mail Related Content Links do not open: This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer Open OWA messages in a new tab instead of a pop-up window Open XNK-files (Outlook links) Outlook Web Access Light Change default program for opening attachments Related Categories: Configuring Mail Composing Use BH93RF24 to get a discount when ordering Latest Posts Do not display Top Results when searching Case sensitive searches in Outlook Show all Holidays as Busy or Out of Office on my Calendar Add a Chat with me in Teams link to your email signature Cant connect to a Shared Mailbox Ive been granted access to Popular Tips Outlook cant send after upgrading to Windows 10 Setting the Sent Items folder for IMAP accounts in Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2016 Inbox Repair Tool (scanpst.exe) Do not automatically mark as read Links do not open: This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions More popular tips Tool Tips Attachment Save CodeTwo Office 365 Migration Mail Merge Toolkit Proxy Manager (send as alias) MAPILab Toolbox DataNumen Outlook Repair Latest posts on HowTo-Outlook Exchange 2019 CU7 and Exchange 2016 CU18 Outlook 2016 2019 365 Update for September 2020 Outlook 2016 (MSI) Update for September 2020 Exchange 2019 and 2016 Security Updates for September 2020 Outlook for Microsoft 365 Apps Feature Update for August 2020 Books Outlook 2016 Step by Step by Microsoft Outlook 2013 Step by Step by Microsoft Friends Links RobertSparnaaij Follow me on Twitter. HowTo-Outlook My other site with more in-depth How To guides and FAQs. Microsoft Outlook Home Page Official site from Microsoft Awards 2004 2020 Copyright MSOutlook.info 2007-2020. All rights reserved. Microsoft and Microsoft logos are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Well assume youre ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read more.
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