Change default browser in shiny R

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I am using "01_hello" in RStudio and while it won't show the histogram when the program opens by default in IE, even in Chrome, the slider bar does not work. I cannot slide the bar and see the change in the histogram.

How can I change the default browser in R so that the shiny launches Chrome and not IE.?

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rshinyrstudio
Are you needing to keep IE as your default browser on your machine or can you make Chrome your default browser? - mlegge
Ideally id like to keep IE as a default browser since its a work computer and their applications support only IE. In chrome, I face an additional issue of the slider bars for applications that may have one not working - Freewill
I use Firefox on my work computer (despite everyone insisting our products are only compatible with IE) so my suggestion for a quick fix is to use that as your default browser for your machine. You shouldn't have any problems with Shiny at all. In the meantime I will hunt for your desired solution. - mlegge

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On the main site this issue has been asked in the comments, the moderators have said that it will open your machine's default browser -- it does not rely on R env variables.

Source: http://shiny.rstudio.com/tutorial/lesson1/

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