How change that default "web browser" (that is embed in Visual C++)

Question

In the Visual Studio 2013 and earlier versions as well (Visual C++ to be precisely), when I add to the source code such line:

//see more at http://documnetation/thisclass

And then hover over the link in comment, I get the tooltip ctrl + click to follow. And when I do ctrl + click, the website opens in a new tab (inside Visual Studio, which is great).

I wonder, can I change that default "web browser" to render page with e.g. Firefox (still inside the Visual Studio)? It's not even my actual IE engine (browsing the page with IE gives different look then with Visual Studio's "something").

Note: I'm not speaking about the default web browser for debugging/running a web site (dont' get confused).

I have found the info about opening with another web browser, but not inside the Visual Studio: Visual Studio 2012 change web browser

Answer 1

You cannot alter the browser that's used; Visual Studio uses the Win32 Web Control, which embeds the rendering core of Internet Explorer.

Fortunately, this uses the version of Internet Explorer that you have installed, so if you have a current version (and you should!) then it will use that version. Unfortunately, the Web Control uses different defaults than Internet Explorer itself. As a result, it may render your page in some horrible compatibility mode.

If you have access to the HTML being rendered, you can force the web control to act like a modern browser with the compatibility header:

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=9" />

Answer 2

You cannot.

The tab contains a Windows browser control using the IE engine — you cannot make an arbitrary, distinct program (i.e. another browser of your choice) run inside that tab.