Cannot open links from external programs

[nelgin]

Description

When clicking links in programs such as Outlook, mIRC, Phonelink, Discord, etc the link will not open if Brave is the default browser. If I change to Chrome or Firefox then it opens fine.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Make Brave your default browser
   2.Click a link

Actual result:

Nothing happens.

Expected result:

Browser window should open with the link

Reproduces how often:

Easily reproduced

Brave version (brave://version info)

1.65.123
Some person through it was smart to now allow you to copy the version number from the About Brave page. Genius.

Windows 10 latest updates

Version/Channel Information:

• Can you reproduce this issue with the current release? yes
• Can you reproduce this issue with the beta channel? n/a
• Can you reproduce this issue with the nightly channel? n/a

Other Additional Information:

• Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields? No
• Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards? No
• Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome? No

Miscellaneous Information:

[rebron]

cc: @MadhaviSeelam