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Note: major dependency for this technique to work is that you will need to have the IE Tab extension installed in Chrome. Currently I'm running Chrome 81.0.4044.129 (64bit) and IE Tab 13.1.7.1
Problem: In Windows 10 v 1909 the default app and default file type settings page will only show Edge (or IE) as a possible application choices if you try to change the association of .mht or .mhtlm file type (Outlook email file types).
Even if you have Chrome as your default browser both in Chrome itself and in Windows 10, when an email doesn't display in the viewing pane properly and you choose the option of 'View in Browser' you will most likely open an instance of Edge or IE where the email will be properly displayed.
-The only fix that I came up with to get Chrome assuredly associated with an .mht or .mhtml and to open when choosing 'View in Browser' in Outlook is the following:
-First let the email open in Edge (it should display and be a readable version of the email) and notice the file path in the address bar. It will be long and be something similar to this form:
C:/Users/<your-username>/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/CDF32O5L/email.mht
That file, email.mht, is a temporary copy of the email that Windows 10 has generated from the original Outlook file.
-Next, browse to that location and find the file email.mht.
-Next, right click on the file and choose 'Open With' from the drop-down list. In the 'How do you want to open this file' dialog box, there will may a few application icons shown but most likely Chrome will NOT be there, so you need to click on 'More apps' which will display more application icons but NOT Chrome, so scroll down the bottom of the list and click 'Choose for another app on this PC'. Make sure that the box next to 'Always use this app to open .mht file' is checked.
-Next, navigate to your executable location (probably C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\) and choose Chrome.exe to set the association.
Now Chrome should open up when you click on the 'View in web browser' option in an email in Outlook.
Here's the dependency of the IE Tab extension: if you don't have IT Tab extension installed on your Chrome, when Chrome opens up a new tab it will just show a page of .mth mark-up code, not a readable email.
-So, the last thing you have to add to Chrome (if you don't have it already) is the IE Tab extension which will is a IE (Edge) page emulator and which after installing it will appear in the right side of your Chrome address bar. When the .mth mark-up code page appears you then click on the IE Tab icon and Chrome will display the page just like Edge (or IE) does.
Search for the latest version of IE Tab and add it to your Chrome extensions.
Continue reading...
Problem: In Windows 10 v 1909 the default app and default file type settings page will only show Edge (or IE) as a possible application choices if you try to change the association of .mht or .mhtlm file type (Outlook email file types).
Even if you have Chrome as your default browser both in Chrome itself and in Windows 10, when an email doesn't display in the viewing pane properly and you choose the option of 'View in Browser' you will most likely open an instance of Edge or IE where the email will be properly displayed.
-The only fix that I came up with to get Chrome assuredly associated with an .mht or .mhtml and to open when choosing 'View in Browser' in Outlook is the following:
-First let the email open in Edge (it should display and be a readable version of the email) and notice the file path in the address bar. It will be long and be something similar to this form:
C:/Users/<your-username>/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/CDF32O5L/email.mht
That file, email.mht, is a temporary copy of the email that Windows 10 has generated from the original Outlook file.
-Next, browse to that location and find the file email.mht.
-Next, right click on the file and choose 'Open With' from the drop-down list. In the 'How do you want to open this file' dialog box, there will may a few application icons shown but most likely Chrome will NOT be there, so you need to click on 'More apps' which will display more application icons but NOT Chrome, so scroll down the bottom of the list and click 'Choose for another app on this PC'. Make sure that the box next to 'Always use this app to open .mht file' is checked.
-Next, navigate to your executable location (probably C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\) and choose Chrome.exe to set the association.
Now Chrome should open up when you click on the 'View in web browser' option in an email in Outlook.
Here's the dependency of the IE Tab extension: if you don't have IT Tab extension installed on your Chrome, when Chrome opens up a new tab it will just show a page of .mth mark-up code, not a readable email.
-So, the last thing you have to add to Chrome (if you don't have it already) is the IE Tab extension which will is a IE (Edge) page emulator and which after installing it will appear in the right side of your Chrome address bar. When the .mth mark-up code page appears you then click on the IE Tab icon and Chrome will display the page just like Edge (or IE) does.
Search for the latest version of IE Tab and add it to your Chrome extensions.
Continue reading...