How to set Gmail as default email client in Windows 8?

How can I use Gmail (in Chrome) as the default email handler in Windows 8?

I used to use GmailNotifier in Windows 7, but that doesn't seem to work anymore. Clicking on a mailto: link simply opens Chrome with a blank page.

I am not interested in using the Mail app built into Windows 8.

Solution 1:

Open Gmail in Chrome. Then see this. Click on the eye in the address bar.

Solution 2:

1. Close Chrome
2. Open C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State with Notepad (or, any other text editor).
3. Locate "javascript": true, in protocol_handler section of the file, replace true with false and save the file.
   
4. Launch Chrome, visit Gmail and Sign in.
5. In address bar of same tab, type/paste this & hit enter: javascript:navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto", "https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s", "Gmail");
6. [Optional] Close Chrome & revert back your changes in Local State file.
7. Open Default Programs.
   
8. Click Associate a file type or protocol with a program.
   
9. Select MAILTO and then click Change program... button.
   
10. Choose Google Chrome from the list.

Done!

Solution 3:

Follow the steps after installation of Gmail Client

Change your Default Client to Gmail..

Hope this Helps...