Type 'Default apps' into the search bar.Click the Windows button, then the Settings cog wheel.Open the Default email reader dropdown, and select the browser you'd like to open.Click the Mail menu, and then choose Preferences.On a Mac, you actually change the default email program from inside the default email program. Link Step 1: Change default email program link Mac Set Gmail to open the link once the browser opens.Set your browser to open when you want to send an email.What if you prefer to use your Gmail account? You can send emails directly from Beacon with or without email templates, but when you choose to send an email to someone in Beacon from your own email provider (or when you click an email address on a website), your computer will automatically open the default Mac or Windows email program installed.