# shell.openExternal opens system prompt to choose an app

**URL:** <https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/shell-openexternal-opens-system-prompt-to-choose-an-app/939>\
**Category:** UXP Plugin API\
**Tags:** javascript\
**Created:** [June 25, 2019, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/shell-openexternal-opens-system-prompt-to-choose-an-app/939 "2019-06-25T11:20:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![gdreyv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/gdreyv/32/358_2.png) [@gdreyv](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/gdreyv)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/shell-openexternal-opens-system-prompt-to-choose-an-app/939/1 "2019-06-25T11:20:24Z")

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When I’m opening some web url XD opens browser and by some reason shows system prompt to choose the app:

```auto
await uxp.shell.openExternal(url);

```

and I’m getting on Windows following window:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/xdplugins/original/1X/3264d0dfb969059e47334250ee417ef0f295e35c.png)  
On mac it works pretty the same way:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/xdplugins/original/1X/989d9380c04898b002d430dc1a9224f2bcbf6310.png)  
Does anybody know how to get rid of this window?

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**Author:** ![stevekwak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/stevekwak/32/48_2.png) [@stevekwak](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/stevekwak)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/shell-openexternal-opens-system-prompt-to-choose-an-app/939/2 "2019-06-25T14:22:31Z")

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What’s the URL you are trying to open? only `https` works!

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**Author:** ![gdreyv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/gdreyv/32/358_2.png) [@gdreyv](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/gdreyv)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/shell-openexternal-opens-system-prompt-to-choose-an-app/939/3 "2019-06-25T15:01:43Z")

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I do use https. It opens browser in the background with requested page but in the same time shows that prompt to choose the app.

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**Author:** ![stevekwak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/stevekwak/32/48_2.png) [@stevekwak](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/stevekwak)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/shell-openexternal-opens-system-prompt-to-choose-an-app/939/4 "2019-06-25T22:01:01Z")

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Hmm, that’s strange. What’s the URL? I will try to replicate this on my end.

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**Author:** ![gdreyv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/gdreyv/32/358_2.png) [@gdreyv](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/gdreyv)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/shell-openexternal-opens-system-prompt-to-choose-an-app/939/5 "2019-06-26T00:11:16Z")

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Ha, I got it, the problem is that regular anchor behavior was fixed and it leads to kind of double click.