Open Links in External Browser

[kishkuma]

How do I stop Steam from opening links to websites in its internal browser? Used to be when there was a news post on a game in my library with a 'read more' link, clicking it would open that page in my default browser (Firefox). Now it opens in some kind of Steam built-in web browser. I absolutely do not want this.

To be clear, I am talking about news items linking to specific websites like PCGamer or RPS, not actual game patch notes or update news. I have zero desire to use Steam's built in browser, but I cannot find a setting to disable it and go back to opening links with Firefox, and I haven't found anything searching the net. Any help would be appreciated.

[Nameless Avatar]

I'm having the same problem. I've stopped clicking on external links. It's just dangerous to open links in some insecure bundled browser.

[Holy Monkey]

Same. I won't be clicking anything in Steam for a while until this can be sorted. If anyone can work out a way to set a default external browser again, it would be much appreciated.

[kishkuma]

Well, it's not a solution, but at least I am not alone. >.>

[Koro]

They've definitely broken something, the URLs still say "externalpost" but they just aren't opening externally, even the news posts for their own games like DOTA 2

[gojirast]

Definitely a major issue. I can't click any Read More links without potentially going to a malicious site, or more likely a site with malicious AD code running. Really diminishes the usefulness of Recent News when I can't read any of the stories in Chrome with script blocking enabled.