Opening emails in desktop not apps on Windows 8.

matphil

I have a new Windows 8 laptop, which I'm slowly getting used to.
I'm using it in desktop and when I click on an email address link to send an email it is opening on the apps instead of the desktop.
If I right click on the email address, to send it to a new tab, like I used to on my old laptop, the tab opens up blank and the email opens on the app screen instead.
I am using yahoo emails. How do I get the email address to open in the new tab instead? I went to the settings in yahoo and clicked to enable POP it was already enabled though and it hasn't made a difference.
I hope I've explained that properly.

grumpycrab

matphil wrote: »

I am using yahoo emails.

In which browser? Also, if you have multiple devices (laptop, smart phone tablet) you should select IMAP rather than POP.

matphil

It's the firefox browser.
I don't really know what IMAP and POP is and how they work. I have an iPhone that I use yahoo mail on as well and I've never had a problem with that.
Thanks.

grumpycrab

In Firefox Options, Applications, see what the "mailto" action is set too.

I guess for you it should be set to yahoo mail?
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-program-used-open-email-links#w_setting-firefoxs-mail-client

EDIT: we need to get the "content type" of "mailto" in Firefox... then we can tell Firefox what happens when you click a mail link. Anybody?

grumpycrab

Firefox under Windows8. Anybody know how to add "content type" of "mailto" to Firefox. The OP doesn't have an entry for "mailto" and so selecting mail links fires up (the unwanted/rubbish) modern/metro Mail App (rather than web-based mail).

HoofeHearted

Hopefully, this will set what program to use when clicking on a 'mailto' link in Firefox or any other browser.
http://www.groovypost.com/howto/change-windows-8-default-email-client/

matphil

Unfortunately that doesn't work.
In firefox options under applications there are no options for mailto, it has ircs, podcast, web feed and webcal nothing else.
When I go to 'Associate a File Type or Protocol with a Program' the only options I have showing are keep using Mail, look in the app store or Google Chrome, Outlook is not in the list.
I just changed it to chrome, clicked on an email link and it opened it in chrome instead of the apps window, it's better than using the app but I would rather firefox as that is what I use.

grumpycrab

matphil wrote: »

I just changed it to chrome, ...

There should now be a mailto "content type" in Firefox. At least I think that's how it works. May be worth a computer restart?

matphil

There is still no mailto showing.

Would un-installing firefox then re-installing help do you think?

grumpycrab

Blimey. Try this :- (Firefox obviously)
1. Type about:config into the Location Bar (address bar) and press Enter.
2. Type network.protocol-handler.expose-all

What is the value? If false, just double-click to set to true (**don't change anything else**)

Shutdown browser. Start and check for... mailto

matphil

It said true, I changed it to false then back to true, shut down the browser and checked again and it's still not there.
I had the task manager open earlier and it said firefox was 32-bit and this laptop is a 64-bit, would that make any difference.