When I click on a link in Outlook, my computer gets directed to the website in Duck Duck Go which does not allow extensions. My web browser is Duck Duck Go (DDG), but when I click on a link in an Outlook e-mail, I want my computer to be directed to DDG.

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When I click on a link in Outlook, my computer gets directed to the website in Duck Duck Go which does not allow extensions. My web browser is Duck Duck Go (DDG), but when I click on a link in an Outlook e-mail, I want my computer to be directed to DDG.

Carl Neighbors 0

When I click on a link in Outlook, my computer gets directed to the website in Duck Duck Go which does not allow extensions. My web browser is Duck Duck Go (DDG), but when I click on a link in an Outlook e-mail, I want my computer to be directed to DDG. This happened within the last couple of days. Is there any way that I can stop my computer from directing the computer to Duck Duck Go when I click on a link in an Outlook E-mail? Thanks in advance.

Carl

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Welcome Carl Neighbors,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A.

I understand that links in your Outlook emails have recently started opening in DuckDuckGo, and you would like to change this behavior.

Before proceeding, could you please clarify whether you want Outlook links to open in DuckDuckGo or in a different browser, such as Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome?

In the meantime, you can check your Outlook browser preference:

Open classic Outlook.
Select File > Options > Advanced
Under File and browser preferences, locate Open hyperlinks from Outlook in
Check whether it is set to Microsoft Edge or Default Browser

You can refer to Microsoft's official documentation:

Advanced options in classic Outlook for Windows

Looking forward to your update.