The steps in this section will show you how to set Chrome as the default by navigating through Chrome instead of through the Windows 7 Default Programs menu. Step 1: Open Chrome, then click the Customize and control Google Chrome button at the top-right of the window. Step 2: Click the Settings option.

There are two easy ways to get to Chrome settings, and you can use whichever better suits how you like to work. In Chrome, click the three-dot menu at the top right of the window, then click Settings. The Chrome settings page will open in a new browser tab, preserving whatever page you were already on.

Click the Start button at the bottom-left of the screen. Select Default Programs from the right column. Click the Set your default programs button. Click Chrome under Programs at the left side of the window. Click the Set this program as default button at the bottom of the window.

While you're signed in to your Google account on Chrome, the following settings will revert to the default on all devices you're currently signed in on: Default Search Engine: Changes back to Google. Homepage and Tabs: The Home button---if you've enabled it---will disappear and any startup tabs will be cleared.