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Ok, I've read here and here that is not possible, on a gerneral browser, to force a link to be opened in IE.

So my question is: can I do it with a desktop launcher?

Extended question: Can I easily create a desktop launcher on Windows (10, 7 and maybe older versions) that if double clicked opens a specific URL in IE?

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    Yes, it is possible to write a program that can launch arbitrary processes. It's unclear what problem you need to solve. Launching processes is a solved problem. – IInspectable May 13 '21 at 09:11
  • Right, I didn't explain it well. I wanted to know what's the best way to do it, considering that it have to work with Win10 and Win7. A batch script, a compiled program written in some language, or other ways? I'm not familiar with Windows and I need to find a way to do this. – mugnozzo May 13 '21 at 11:30
  • Hi, is there any update about the issue? – Yu Zhou May 20 '21 at 01:30
  • Hi @YuZhou, I haven't tested your solution yet because the client has paused this work for some days, because they have some problems to solve on other works. As soon as they wiil tell me to restart I'll test it. – mugnozzo May 20 '21 at 07:35

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You can create a batch file to run the command to open IE with a specific url. You can create a .bat file and put the following code in the file:

start iexplore "http://www.bing.com"

Double click the .bat file, then it will open IE with Bing website.

Result:

enter image description here

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