If you want to change this in the future, return to the same preference area and change the mailto Action to one of the other options.
When Settings opens, click Apps in the sidebar, and then select Default Apps. Or you can right-click the Start button in your taskbar and select Settings.
Note, in addition to Gmail you can also use this mailto extension to make any of the following your default email client: AOL, Fastmail, Hotmail / Windows Live Mail /, Yahoo or Zoho mail. First, open the Settings app by pressing Windows+i on your keyboard.
Although Windows 7 does have a Windows Mail program folder, but it is not. Locate the mailto extension and remove the checkmark next to Enabled. Windows Mail,the email client, and Windows Calendar are both part of Windows Vista. If you want to disable it in the future you can click on the Chrome menu, select Preferences, then click on Extensions. The extension has been installed, configured and enabled. Test it to make sure it works. Select Gmail from the list of email services listed.Click the button named Free to initiate the installation process.Note, in addition to Gmail you can also use this mailto extension to make any of the following your default email client: AOL, Fastmail, Hotmail / Windows Live Mail /, Yahoo or Zoho mail. Never be annoyed by redirects to some obscure email client.
Locate the mailto extension in the left-hand list and remove the checkmark next to Enable. Follow our easy steps to set Gmail as your default email client on Mac, Windows 10 and Linux, as well as with Chrome, Safari and Firefox. If you want to disable it in the future you can click on the Safari menu, select Preferences and then click on the Extensions button. The extension has been installed and enabled. To look for the option to change default email client, click on Associate a file type or protocol with a program. You will see different options to set default programs for specific files. On the next page you will see the Default Programs option, click on it.
You’ll be asked if you want to install this mailto extension.Go to your Downloads folder and double-click mailto.safariextz to initiate the installation process.A Safari Extension named mailto.safariextz will be downloaded to your Mac.Follow the instructions listed for the browser you use. I’ve provided instructions for the 3 most widely used web browsers: Safari, Chrome and Firefox. Windows Live Mail uses those servers to download and send mail on your behalf. To do that, type the correct IMAP and SMTP server during the account setup. Do you use Gmail? When you click an email link on a web site does Apple Mail or some other email client open? If so, you should follow these instructions to make Gmail your default email client. To open an email from an or email address, set up Windows Live Mail to communicate with the proper email server.