How to change the default browser for debugging in Visual Studio 2017?

Question

I am working on a ASP.NET Core Web API project that is hosted as a service using Topshelf. When I launch the service from debugger, the Swagger page comes up in Internet Explorer. How can I change so it is launched using Chrome?

Answer 1

From the start debugging button, click the small arrow, then do this:

Answer 2

In this case the default browser is chosen from the control panel.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="WebSiteBinding" value="http://localhost:63037"/>
<add key="Environment" value="LOCAL"/>
<add key="ServiceName" value="Debug"/>
<add key="ServiceDisplayName" value="Debug"/>
</appSettings>
</configuration>

class ApiService
{
    private string _url;
    private IWebHost _host;

    public void Start(string[] args)
    {
        _url = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["WebSiteBinding"];

        _host = BuildWebHost(args);
        _host.Start();

#if DEBUG
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(_url);
#endif
    }

    public void Stop()
    {
        _host.Dispose();
    }

    public IWebHost BuildWebHost(string[] args) =>
        WebHost.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
            .UseStartup<Startup>()
            .UseNLog()
            .UseHttpSys(options =>
            {
                options.Authentication.Schemes = AuthenticationSchemes.NTLM;
                options.Authentication.AllowAnonymous = true;
                options.UrlPrefixes.Add(_url);
            })
            .Build();
}