How to set Default Mail Client in Windows Vista?


You can have different mail clients installed on your PC. Most popular ones are MS Office Outlook and Windows Mail. This tutorial will help you in setting your default mail client.

Note: To open the default mail client open Start menu and type mailto: in the search space and press Enter key.



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You can set the Default mail client in the following way:

1) Open Control Panel (Classic View) and double click the Default Programs icon



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2) Now click the link Set your default programs



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3) Now select the mail client that you want to make default from the list on the left hand side, say Windows Mail



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4) Click the option Set this program as default

5) Click OK button