diff -r 118d6f49d6d6 Lib/webbrowser.py
--- a/Lib/webbrowser.py	Fri Aug 01 17:49:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/Lib/webbrowser.py	Mon Aug 04 21:51:08 2014 -0500
@@ -26,6 +26,21 @@
 
 def get(using=None):
     """Return a browser launcher instance appropriate for the environment."""
+    # Let the windows default class handle different browsers on windows
+    if sys.platform[:3] == "win":
+        if using == None:
+            return WindowsDefault("windows-default")
+        else:
+            # If a browser name was entered try to return its associated subclass
+            using = using.lower()
+            if using == "internet explorer" or using == "iexplore":
+                return InternetExplorer("iexplore")
+            elif using == "chrome":
+                return WinChrome("chrome")
+            elif using == "firefox":
+                return WinFireFox("firefox")
+            else:
+                raise Error("The browser you entered (%s) is not currently supported on windows" % using)
     if using is not None:
         alternatives = [using]
     else:
@@ -503,9 +518,19 @@
 
 if sys.platform[:3] == "win":
     class WindowsDefault(BaseBrowser):
+        # Windows Default opening arguments
+        cmd = "start"
+        newwindow = ""
+        newtab = ""
         def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True):
+            # Format the command for optional arguments and add the url
+            if new == 1:
+                self.cmd += " " + self.newwindow
+            elif new == 2:
+                self.cmd += " " + self.newtab
+            self.cmd += " " + url
             try:
-                os.startfile(url)
+                subprocess.call(self.cmd,shell = True)
             except OSError:
                 # [Error 22] No application is associated with the specified
                 # file for this operation: '<URL>'
@@ -513,6 +538,25 @@
             else:
                 return True
 
+    # Windows Sub-Classes
+    class InternetExplorer(WindowsDefault):
+        cmd = "start iexplore.exe"
+        newwindow = ""
+        newtab = ""
+
+
+    class WinChrome(WindowsDefault):
+        cmd = "start chrome.exe"
+        newwindow = "-new-window"
+        newtab = "-new-tab"
+
+
+    class WinFireFox(WindowsDefault):
+        cmd = "start firefox.exe"
+        newwindow = "-new-window"
+        newtab = "-new-tab"
+
+
     _tryorder = []
     _browsers = {}