A local installed Email client such as Outlook is the easiest to set up but web based
Setting Up Default Email On Your Computer

Local Email Client (Outlook, Windows 10 Mail, etc.)
- Set the operating system Email default to the appropriate value such as Outlook (see image above)
Web Email (Outlook On The Web, Gmail, etc.)
- Set the operating system Email default to Chrome (see image above)
- In Chrome enter the URL: chrome://settings/handlers and make sure 'Sites can ask to handle protocols' is selected. See image below.
- Outlook On The Web
- Download and install the following Chrome extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mailtowa-mailto-o365-webm/hmfdmbcialnfpcjcjmlenekddfeaimnm?hl=en-US
- Gmail
- Download and install the following Chrome extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mailto-for-gmail/dgkkmcknielgdhebimdnfahpipajcpjn?hl=en-GB
