{"id":5216,"date":"2023-05-29T12:05:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T12:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anakage.com\/blog\/?p=5216"},"modified":"2024-05-02T07:14:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T07:14:22","slug":"how-to-resolve-outlook-hyperlink-not-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anakage.com\/blog\/how-to-resolve-outlook-hyperlink-not-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"How to resolve Outlook hyperlink not opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Many people have complained about being unable to open hyperlinks delivered over email. Further analysis revealed that the problem was limited to the MS Outlook software rather than the mail server. Here&#8217;s how to get things fixed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span>1. Make Microsoft Edge your default browser<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 1: <\/span><\/strong><span>Open Microsoft Edge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 2: <\/span><\/strong><span>Press Alt + f to access the browser menu options.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 3: <\/span><\/strong><span>Choose Settings from the drop-down menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 4: <\/span><\/strong><span>Select Default browser.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/anakage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Outlook-not-opening-1-632x228.jpg\" alt=\"How to resolve Outlook hyperlink not opening\" width=\"632\" height=\"228\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5217 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anakage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Outlook-not-opening-1-632x228.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.anakage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Outlook-not-opening-1.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 5: <\/span><\/strong><span>If Microsoft Edge is not set as your default browser, click on the Make default button located at the top.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 6: <\/span><\/strong><span>Close the Settings window<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 7: <\/span><\/strong><span>Test a hyperlink and check if the error is rectified.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>2. Check HTTP file associations,<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 1: <\/span><\/strong><span>Press Windows key + i to launch the Settings panel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 2: <\/span><\/strong><span>In \u201cFind a setting\u201d enter protocol.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 3: <\/span><\/strong><span>Click on Choose a default app for each protocol.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 4: <\/span><\/strong><span>Scroll down to HTTP and HTTPS.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/anakage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Outlook-not-opening-2.jpg\" alt=\"How to resolve Outlook hyperlink not opening\" width=\"596\" height=\"306\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5218 size-full\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 5: <\/span><\/strong><span>Set the default app to Microsoft Edge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 6: <\/span><\/strong><span>Check if hyperlinks open now.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>3. Edit Registry Key<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 1: <\/span><\/strong><span>Open the CMD window by right-clicking on it and selecting Run as Administrator.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/anakage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-2.png\" alt=\"How to resolve Outlook hyperlink not opening\" width=\"387\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5219 size-full\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span> <\/span><strong><span>Step 2: <\/span><\/strong><span>Enter the following commands one by one:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Classes\\.htm \/ve \/d htmlfile \/f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Classes\\.html \/ve \/d htmlfile \/f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Classes\\.shtml \/ve \/d htmlfile \/f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Classes\\.xht \/ve \/d htmlfile \/f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Classes\\.xhtml \/ve \/d htmlfile \/f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3: <\/strong>Relaunch Outlook.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-linerule=\"auto\" data-line-height=\"1\" data-header=\"1180995\" class=\"zw-paragraph heading1180995\" data-margin-bottom=\"0.0pt\" data-margin-top=\"0.0pt\" data-hd-info=\"1180995\" data-doc-id=\"7351622000000241001\" data-doc-type=\"writer\"><span>The above steps can help resolve \u201cHow to resolve Outlook hyperlink not opening\u201d in windows system, depending upon the engineer or a user could follow the above steps to resolve the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-linerule=\"auto\" data-line-height=\"1\" data-header=\"1180995\" class=\"zw-paragraph 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