We just recently started deploying Windows 11 in our domain environment on new machines that are sent out. We use an MDT Server for imaging and OS Deployment and Application installation. We have previously used it for Windows 10 without issue. In our domain, we use Google Chrome as a default browser and with Windows 10, we utilized an .xml file and local Group Policy to try and get it to be the default browser and set the associated file extensions to point to Chrome, but have always still had to set it manually, regardless.
As part of the deployment process, we copy a folder called @installers to the C:\ root and a sub-folder called XML where the CustomFileAssoc.xml file resides.
Here's the content of the XML:
We have http, https, .htm and .html all pointing to ChromeHTML as an application.
In the local Group Policy Editor: Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> File Explorer -> "Set a default associations configuration file" is enabled and the setting is: C:\@installers\XML\CustomFileAssoc.xml
Even with this set, MS Edge still shows as default in the computer. Is there something I'm missing or doing wrong? Is there a better way?
As part of the deployment process, we copy a folder called @installers to the C:\ root and a sub-folder called XML where the CustomFileAssoc.xml file resides.
Here's the content of the XML:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<DefaultAssociations>
<Association Identifier=".3g2" ProgId="VLC.3g2" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".3gp" ProgId="VLC.3gp" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".3gp2" ProgId="VLC.3gp2" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".3gpp" ProgId="VLC.3gpp" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".aac" ProgId="VLC.aac" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".adts" ProgId="VLC.adts" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".aif" ProgId="VLC.aif" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".aifc" ProgId="VLC.aifc" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".aiff" ProgId="VLC.aiff" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".amr" ProgId="VLC.amr" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".arw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".asf" ProgId="VLC.asf" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".asx" ProgId="VLC.asx" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".au" ProgId="VLC.au" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".avi" ProgId="VLC.avi" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".bmp" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".cda" ProgId="VLC.cda" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".cr2" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".crw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".dib" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".erf" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".flac" ProgId="VLC.flac" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".gif" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".htm" ProgId="ChromeHTML" ApplicationName="Google Chrome" />
<Association Identifier=".html" ProgId="ChromeHTML" ApplicationName="Google Chrome" />
<Association Identifier=".inf" ProgId="inffile" ApplicationName="Notepad" />
<Association Identifier=".ini" ProgId="inifile" ApplicationName="Notepad" />
<Association Identifier=".jfif" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".jpe" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".jpeg" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".jpg" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".jxr" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".kdc" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".log" ProgId="txtfile" ApplicationName="Notepad" />
<Association Identifier=".m1v" ProgId="VLC.m1v" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".m2t" ProgId="VLC.m2t" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".m2ts" ProgId="VLC.m2ts" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".m3u" ProgId="VLC.m3u" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".m4a" ProgId="VLC.m4a" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".m4p" ProgId="VLC.m4p" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".m4v" ProgId="VLC.m4v" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".mht" ProgId="MSEdgeHTM" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
<Association Identifier=".mhtml" ProgId="MSEdgeHTM" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
<Association Identifier=".mid" ProgId="VLC.mid" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".midi" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MIDI" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".mk3d" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MK3D" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".mka" ProgId="VLC.mka" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".mkv" ProgId="VLC.mkv" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".mov" ProgId="VLC.mov" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".MP2" ProgId="VLC.mp2" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".mp2v" ProgId="VLC.mp2v" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".mp3" ProgId="VLC.mp3" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".mp4" ProgId="VLC.mp4" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".mp4v" ProgId="VLC.mp4v" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".mpa" ProgId="VLC.mpa" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".MPE" ProgId="VLC.mpe" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".mpeg" ProgId="VLC.mpeg" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".mpg" ProgId="VLC.mpg" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".mpv2" ProgId="VLC.mpv2" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".mrw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".mts" ProgId="VLC.mts" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".nef" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".nrw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".orf" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".pdf" ProgId="AcroExch.Document.DC" ApplicationName="Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" />
<Association Identifier=".pef" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".png" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".ps1" ProgId="Microsoft.PowerShellScript.1" ApplicationName="Notepad" />
<Association Identifier=".psd1" ProgId="Microsoft.PowerShellData.1" ApplicationName="Notepad" />
<Association Identifier=".psm1" ProgId="Microsoft.PowerShellModule.1" ApplicationName="Notepad" />
<Association Identifier=".ra" ProgId="VLC.ra" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".raf" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".ram" ProgId="VLC.ram" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".raw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".rmi" ProgId="VLC.rmi" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".rw2" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".rwl" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".s3m" ProgId="VLC.s3m" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".scp" ProgId="txtfile" ApplicationName="Notepad" />
<Association Identifier=".snd" ProgId="VLC.snd" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".sr2" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".srw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".svg" ProgId="MSEdgeHTM" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
<Association Identifier=".tif" ProgId="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff" ApplicationName="Windows Photo Viewer" />
<Association Identifier=".tiff" ProgId="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff" ApplicationName="Windows Photo Viewer" />
<Association Identifier=".TS" ProgId="VLC.ts" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".TTS" ProgId="VLC.tts" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".txt" ProgId="txtfile" ApplicationName="Notepad" />
<Association Identifier=".url" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.URL" ApplicationName="Internet Browser" />
<Association Identifier=".voc" ProgId="VLC.voc" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".wav" ProgId="VLC.wav" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".wax" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.WAX" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".wdp" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".website" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.WEBSITE" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />
<Association Identifier=".wm" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.ASF" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".wma" ProgId="VLC.wma" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".wmv" ProgId="VLC.wmv" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".wmx" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.ASX" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".WPL" ProgId="VLC.wpl" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".wtx" ProgId="txtfile" ApplicationName="Notepad" />
<Association Identifier=".wvx" ProgId="VLC.wvx" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".xm" ProgId="VLC.xm" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier=".zpl" ProgId="VLC.zpl" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
<Association Identifier="http" ProgId="ChromeHTML" ApplicationName="Google Chrome" />
<Association Identifier="https" ProgId="ChromeHTML" ApplicationName="Google Chrome" />
<Association Identifier="microsoft-edge" ProgId="MSEdgeHTM" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
<Association Identifier="microsoft-edge-holographic" ProgId="MSEdgeHTM" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
<Association Identifier="ms-xbl-3d8b930f" ProgId="MSEdgeHTM" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
<Association Identifier="read" ProgId="MSEdgeHTM" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
</DefaultAssociations>We have http, https, .htm and .html all pointing to ChromeHTML as an application.
In the local Group Policy Editor: Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> File Explorer -> "Set a default associations configuration file" is enabled and the setting is: C:\@installers\XML\CustomFileAssoc.xml
Even with this set, MS Edge still shows as default in the computer. Is there something I'm missing or doing wrong? Is there a better way?
- Windows Build/Version
- Windows 11 Pro, 22H2, 22621.2428
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
