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Windows 10 File Association resetting

During OSD DefaultApps.xml is being set so that IE and Adobe Reader DC are default. However, once a new user logs on those defaults are reset back to Edge. I have researched and made probably 4 changes based on what folks are currently doing but cannot seem to get the DefaultApps to remain. I guess my GoogleFu is weak.


Any ideas? Currently using the following...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<DefaultAssociations>

  <Association Identifier=".arw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <Association Identifier=".bmp" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <Association Identifier=".cr2" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <Association Identifier=".crw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <Association Identifier=".dib" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <Association Identifier=".epub" ProgId="AppXvepbp3z66accmsd0x877zbbxjctkpr6t" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />

  <Association Identifier=".erf" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <Association Identifier=".gif" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <Association Identifier=".htm" ProgId="htmlfile" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />

  <Association Identifier=".html" ProgId="htmlfile" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />

  <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=".MP2" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MP3" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />

  <Association Identifier=".mrw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <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=".raf" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <Association Identifier=".raw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <Association Identifier=".rw2" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <Association Identifier=".rwl" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <Association Identifier=".sr2" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <Association Identifier=".srw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <Association Identifier=".tif" ProgId="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff" ApplicationName="Windows Photo Viewer" />

  <Association Identifier=".tiff" ProgId="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff" ApplicationName="Windows Photo Viewer" />

  <Association Identifier=".txt" ProgId="txtfile" ApplicationName="Notepad" />

  <Association Identifier=".url" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.URL" ApplicationName="Internet Browser" />

  <Association Identifier=".wdp" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />

  <Association Identifier=".website" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.WEBSITE" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />

  <Association Identifier="http" ProgId="AppXq0fevzme2pys62n3e0fbqa7peapykr8v" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />

  <Association Identifier="https" ProgId="AppX90nv6nhay5n6a98fnetv7tpk64pp35es" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />

</DefaultAssociations>


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Answers (1)

Posted by: giesbrs 5 years ago
White Belt
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Set the only the items you want to change (e.g. Edge to I.E.) and store it onto a read-only network file share (\\<server>\<Shared Folder>\GPOTest\IEDefaultAssociations.xml)


Save file as "IEDefaultAssociations.xml"

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<DefaultAssociations>

  <Association Identifier=".htm" ProgId="htmlfile" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />

  <Association Identifier=".html" ProgId="htmlfile" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />

  <Association Identifier=".url" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.URL" ApplicationName="Internet Browser" />

  <Association Identifier=".website" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.WEBSITE" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />

  <Association Identifier="http" ProgId="IE.HTTP" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />

  <Association Identifier="https" ProgId="IE.HTTPS" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />

</DefaultAssociations>


Update / Create a GPO


Computer Configuration \ Policies \ Administrative Templates \ Windows Components \ File Explorer 


Set a default associations configuration file: Enabled 

Default Associations Configuration File \\<server>\<Shared Folder>\GPOTest\IEDefaultAssociations.xml 



Comments:
  • This disables the end user from, at some point, being able to manually change back to Edge as default, correct? - mdryder 5 years ago
    • Yes the GPO will override user settings at login. - JS_DC 5 years ago
 
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