Mailto links no longer work in Windows 11

[r3ddr4g0n]

I've tried everything, every google search, every search of this forum, and don't understand why more people aren't running into this issue.

The first time I clicked a mailto link in chrome in Windows 11, it offered to set up my e-mail in outlook. Obviously I don't want use Microsoft's software with it's awful layouts and crash-inducing ram usage. I declined and set all the default mail links in settings to chrome. Now, if I click a mailto link in chrome, it just opens up a blank webpage of the link, it doesn't open up gmail. Why does windows have to ruin everything?

(and also does anyone know how to fix this?)

 

[Ralston18]

This:

"I declined and set all the default mail links in settings to chrome."

Consider that the default settings may not be directly applicable.

Perhaps:

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-to-get-email-links-to-open-in-chrome

At least as a starting point.