Since the “HTML links won’t open” issue, faced only when using Firefox or Chrome as the default browser, proceed and set the Microsoft Edge as the default browser. To do that: 1. Close your email application. Navigate to to Start menu, click Settings and then click Apps.
If links stopped working in your Outlook after you had uninstalled Google Chrome (or Firefox) while it was set as your default browser, try setting IE as default before uninstalling another browser to prevent the problem. Here is what you do: Reinstall Chrome or Firefox, whichever was set as your default browser earlier.
Assume that you set Internet Explorer as your default browser in Windows. When you click a hyperlink in Microsoft Outlook, you receive one of the following error messages, depending on your Outlook version: This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer.
At times it fails to open any link on any Microsoft product in Windows 10. It usually happens when the default association to open a link in a browser is broken. In this post, we will share what to do if you cannot open hyperlinks in Outlook email in Windows 10.
To do that: 1 Close your email application. 2 Navigate to to Start menu, click Settings and then click Apps. 3 Select Default Apps and then at Web Browser click on the current browser and select the Microsoft Edge as the default 4 Open your email program and try to open a link.
How to fix Microsoft Edge not opening hyperlink in outlook?
Press Alt + f to open the browser menu options. Select Settings from the drop-down menu. From the left navigation, select Default browser. If Microsoft Edge is not your default browser, click the Make default button at the top. Close Settings tab. Test a hyperlink in Outlook to see if the web page opens in Microsoft Edge.
Switch to Outlook, and click on any link to make sure it opens in Edge. Close Edge browser. Open the default browser again, and change the default browser again from the browser option. Now when you open any link, it will open in the default browser of your choice.
Why am I getting an error when I select a hyperlink?
When you select a hyperlink in Microsoft Outlook, you receive one of the following error messages, depending on your Outlook version: This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator. Your organization’s policies are preventing us from completing this action for you.