diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     </entry>
     <entry name="launchers" type="StringList">
       <label>The list of launcher tasks on the widget. Usually .desktop file or executable URLs. Special URLs such as preferred://browser that expand to default applications are supported.</label>
-      <default></default>
+      <default>preferred://filemanager,preferred://browser</default>
     </entry>
     <entry name="middleClickAction" type="Enum">
       <label>What to do on middle-mouse click on a task button.</label>