Launch IE from PowerApps

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Posted on by Lexgo

Hello,

I'm new to powerapps and I wanted to create a button that open a link on IE, is there a way to do that?

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rebeccas 2,591 on at

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You can just use Launch("www.weblocation.com") and it will do that. Which browser it will open depends on the default the user has selected. I don't know of any way to specify that part.

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iAm_ManCat 18,228 Most Valuable Professional on at

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@rebeccas is correct, this will launch using the default browser set in that particular machine's Windows settings - you cannot specify which browser to use to launch a link from within PowerApps.

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Lexgo 5 on at

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Thank you, its sad that there is no way to specify what browser to use

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iAm_ManCat 18,228 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Well, it's more of a Windows thing than a PowerApps thing - PowerApps runs in a browser, and your browser doesn't have the ability to access and run local executable (.exe) files, as this would be a massive security risk. There are some minor differences when it comes to the mobile phone, but effectively it is still not able to access any non-standard mobile phone functions.

Think about it this way:

If it was able to run the Internet Explorer .exe file then what stops it from running the Format command and wiping your computer or running a remote access command and giving someone remote access to your computer?

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Launch("microsoft-edge:https://youtube.com")

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