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openfirefox protocol is to open Firefox from Internet Explorer
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\openfirefox]
@="URL:openfirefox Protocol"
"URL Protocol"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\openfirefox\shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\openfirefox\shell\open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\openfirefox\shell\open\command]
@="\"firefox.exe\" -new-tab -%1\""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ProtocolExecute\openfirefox]
"WarnOnOpen"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ProtocolExecute\openfirefox]
"WarnOnOpen"=dword:00000000
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Link should look like this:
openchrome://=https://www.example.com
Mind the =

I did the same with Chrome https://gist.github.com/trockenasche/42ed3881ef58a71bb4f2f947f6f62252

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