verb (used with object), regulated, regulating. 1. to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses. 2. to adjust to some standard or requirement, as amount, degree, etc.: to regulate the temperature. 3. to adjust so as to ensure accuracy of operation: to regulate a watch.
Change Windows 10 Default Web Browser. In the search field type: default browser and hit Enter. Or just click Choose a default browser from the top of the search results. That brings you directly to Settings > System > Default apps, where the Web browser option is already highlighted. As you can see, Edge is currently set as the default.
Conclusion. If the default web browser is changed from Internet Explorer to something else (such as Google Chrome or Fireox), then the Start tile for the Internet Explorer Windows 8 app will automatically default to the desktop version of IE10. This is normal behavior when installing a 3rd party web browser in Windows 8.