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Comments on How can I halt Windows from forthwith switching to Google Chrome, after I click on URLs on Skype?

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How can I halt Windows from forthwith switching to Google Chrome, after I click on URLs on Skype?

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Whenever I click on an URL in Skype, Windows opens up Google Chrome straightaway with the webpage. How do I halt this, so that Windows stays focussed on Skype?

I like to click and open URL's — that counterparties on Skype message me — straightaway in my browser, to remind me to read them after I finish Skyping. Unquestionably, it's unproductive to click one URL, then have Windows switch to Chrome — then I must minimize Chrome and return to Skype. Undeniably, I loathe repeating this with each URL messaged me.

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x-post https://superuser.com/questions/1698118/how-can-i-halt-windows-from-forthwith-switching-to-goo... (1 comment)
Opening a browser when you click on a URL sounds like normal behavior. Do you mean you have a differe... (2 comments)
Do you generally want new windows to steal focus? (2 comments)
Opening a browser when you click on a URL sounds like normal behavior. Do you mean you have a differe...
gmcgath‭ wrote almost 3 years ago

Opening a browser when you click on a URL sounds like normal behavior. Do you mean you have a different default browser and Skype is ignoring it, or are you objecting to opening a browser as such?

TextKit‭ wrote almost 3 years ago

"Opening a browser when you click on a URL sounds like normal behavior. Do you mean you have a different default browser". No, I use Google Chrome. I just fancy controlling when new windows will steal my focus. Normally, new windows should steal my focus. But not when I am using Skype or Zoom.