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Application Not Found When Opening an URL From Excel File

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Previously a customer complaint that when they click on a hyperlink in Excel file, they will see a popup error message ‘Application not found’.
After doing some research, I found that this happens because of the default browser is not set.

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To resolve the issue, use the Default Programs feature in Windows to reset the default Web browser preference.

Reset the default web browser

1. Click Start > Default Programs

2. Click Set your default programs

3. Select your web browser from the list

4. Click Set this program as default

5. Click OK.

Then follow these steps:

1. Click Set program access and computer defaults

2. Click Continue if you see the User Account Control prompt.

3. Click Custom

4. Select your web browser from the list

5. Click OK.