<![CDATA[How is browser called when clicking on a hyperlink or "Search on the Internet"?]]>Firefox is blocked in my organization, so I’m using a portable version, which is set as default browser in a hacky way. It worked fine for a while, but now hyperlinks in Notepad++ don’t open (“another instance is already running”), while hyperlinks in Outlook or Word open in a new tab, as expected. Seems like Notepad++ is using a different way, and figuring it out might help me solve the problem.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/21821/how-is-browser-called-when-clicking-on-a-hyperlink-or-search-on-the-internetRSS for NodeMon, 14 Sep 2026 23:25:03 GMTMon, 13 Sep 2021 05:44:43 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How is browser called when clicking on a hyperlink or "Search on the Internet"? on Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:19:48 GMT]]>It would take too long to type out out all the things I tried, so I’ll just get the end. There are two versions of Notepad++ installed on the system, both exhibit the problem. Both are not regular installations, but AppV. Downloaded same portable versions - works fine. Latest version - fine…

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/69695https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/69695Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:19:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How is browser called when clicking on a hyperlink or "Search on the Internet"? on Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:36:55 GMT]]>@stresslevel99

it uses the ShellExecute api and it seems to work for me.
If I double click a link within npp it opens either the browser or,
if it is already running, opens a new tab.

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