# Bash - WSL - Set Default Browser to Windows
*Source: [How to use the browser in Windows as WSL's default - Boring Time](https://akimon658.github.io/en/p/2021/wsl-default-browser/)*
```bash
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-www-browser x-www-browser path/to/browser priority
```
For example,
```bash
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-www-browser x-www-browser /mnt/c/Program\ Files/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe 1
sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
```
sets [[Google Chrome]] as the browser.
for me I use [[Edge Canary]] as my default browser so I ran:
```bash
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-www-browser x-www-browser /mnt/c/users/jimmy/appdata/local/microsoft/edge\ sxs/application/msedge.exe 1
sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
```
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## Appendix: Links and References
- [[2-AREAS/Code/_README|Code]]
- [[Development]]
- [[Linux]]
- [[2-AREAS/Code/Bash/_README|Bash]]
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Jimmy Briggs <
[email protected]> | 2022