Using website stones in game

[Opopanax]

I'm not sure how this happened, but every time I try and visit a link through the game no browser launches. I've tried changing my default app in windows 10 back and forth between chrome and firefox, but I can't get it to work. The main reason for doing this is voting. Anyone got any suggestions on what I can do?

I did a search on the forum, but it seems that no-one has reported this issue before.

[Barrestock]

I personally think it is windows 10. Are you part of the windows insider program for win 10. I have the same problem but has only started happening after the last windows insider update.

[Opopanax]

Hmmm, I did the creators update, is that something different?

[Barrestock]

Yes if you go to Settings, Update and Security at the bottom of the list you will see the Insider Tab. Basically you get to try new features in Development I wish I hadn't signed up for it and even though it says you can stop I have never managed to do it.

[Opopanax]

Oh dear, I will check it when I'm at home tonight and will post here if I find a fix. If anyone else has suggestions about how to fix this or knows what might work, please do post!

[Figger4]

You can use your browser without getting on the game and goto uoex.net and access it from there. I have my default browser set to Opera but ingame it always opens Internet Explorer ( which i didnt know i had on windows 10)

[Opopanax]

I used to just access it through my browser and not use the voting stone, the main problem with this was that my voting level would drop even if I voted on all the sites. The only way I could get it to register everything properly was by using the stone in town centre, but it seems like that is bugged now on Windows 10.

[Luna]

The game exe uses ShellExecute() for invoking your browser which is a basic and extremely simple function. The shell examines the registry HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\http\shell\open\command and reads the (default) variable to invoke your browser.

You can run a command line shell (cmd.exe) and type the command manually (replace %1 with the URL you want to open), it might show you the problem in the standard output.

[Opopanax]

Ooh I see, thanks for your explanation! I'll see what happens when I try it tonight