While Windows 10 doesn’t allow you to set a website (like Gmail.com) as a default mail client directly, you can easily trick the system into doing it. Here is the step-by-step guide to make Gmail your default handler for email links. Windows 10 is designed to pair email links with installed desktop apps (Outlook, Thunderbird, Windows Mail). Gmail is a web app. So, if you simply go to Settings > Apps > Default Apps , you won't see "Google Chrome" listed under Email.
Use Method 1 . It takes 30 seconds and feels like magic once it works. Have you successfully set Gmail as your default? Which browser are you using? Let me know in the comments below! set gmail as default email windows 10
A pop-up will ask: "Allow Gmail to open all email links?" Step 5: Click Allow . While Windows 10 doesn’t allow you to set
Once configured, your workflow becomes seamless: Click an email address anywhere on the web → Gmail compose window pops up instantly. Gmail is a web app