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I accidentally ignored the gd.pool protocol handler on Gamedesire.com when Google Chrome asked me to choose default application for this type of link, and I can't find out how to make it prompt me again.

How can I reassign this protocol handler, or make Chrome prompt me again?

Darth Android
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Mahdi Sadeghi
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Google stupidly crippled the preferences UI so you can't edit the protocol handlers any longer that you established by answering the little dialog (screenshot) with "Always open ...". What I did to solve my problem (assuming Chrome "Default" profile):

End Chrome. Then edit this text file:

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences

It's all in one line, not meant for human editing. If your editor (e.g. Notepad++) features language highlighting, choose JSON.

I had to change the text
"protocol_handler":{"excluded_schemes":{"mql4buy":false}},
to
"protocol_handler":{"excluded_schemes":{}},
so I just removed
"mql4buy":false

This was for the custom protocol link mql4buy://(etc)

Since your problem is that your protocol is ignored, maybe you have an entry for your protocol saying ":true".

Dreamspace President
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According to Chrome's documentation on protocol handlers, you can change the default handlers in the Manage Handlers dialog:

  1. Click the Crome Menu button
  2. Select Settings > Show advanced settings
  3. Click Content Settings inside the Privacy section
  4. Find the Handlers section
  5. Click Manage Handlers

You can add, remove, and update protocol handlers here. Additionally, you can right-click on a link and select **Open link With...* to pick a one-time handler to use without changing your default.

Darth Android
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