Why don't I have a "Make Google Chrome the default browser" button in my Chrome settings?

Solution 1:

Try the following.

1. Press key to get search box. Type default and you’ll get Default Programs as a result.
2. Select Google Chrome and click Set this program as default. Click OK.

Solution 2:

I had the same issue, and I installed chrome again (without removing the first installation), this time by the offline standalone setup, for all users. I now have two chrome installations. I deleted the old one, which didn't delete my history/passwords/bookmarks. But I now have chrome as default browser, and it also showed up in default programs window, which it wasn't before.