![]() (It will all get recreated automatically.) In File Explorer, drill down through your profile to the Edge application folder, open the folder and delete everything inside it. Perhaps try a per-user reset of Edge in case anything’s borked in your user profile?ġ. REG file can then be merged, using Windows’ built-in Registry Editor ( regedit.exe). … that looks like this: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 If this occurs, temporarily disable any third-party browser app or run the Default Programs Editor.exe file using the right-click Run as administrator option and, instead, use the Save to. I do indeed use another third-party app to prevent Microsoft Edge arbitrarily changing MY browser preferences back to Edge. Note: You may see the following popup warning: These were the only filetype associations that I wanted to change so I ticked both of their checkboxes then used the dropdown selector to choose Save to Registry: The next UI windows showed me available filetype associations, including HTTP and HTTPS currently associated with Firefox. Using the Default Programs Settings option showed a different UI window where I selected Google Chrome to change default associations: Note the registry settings ( a) and program settings ( b) options. To change my default browser from Firefox to Chrome using the app I just double-clicked on the Default Programs Editor.exe file. For example, my default browser is Firefox… but I also have Google Chrome installed. Well, duh… that’s its sole purpose so IMO this is a false positive that can be ignored.) (Please note: VirusTotal shows 1/71 security vendor flagged the single program executable to be malicious due to a ‘Mitre signature’… not because of any malware detections but because it changes the registry. ![]() If you download, unblock then unzip the archive you will find a single program executable ( Default Programs Editor.exe) and a changelog text file. Instead, consider using a freeware portable app called Default Programs Editor to achieve the same with far less effort (and NO registry editing). ![]() However, IMO it’s like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. DONE.As you have a Pro version of Windows 10 you could follow Google’s own instructions about how to use Windows 10 Pro’s Group Policy Editor to force a change of browser default. as long as it does not ask me anymore, I'm good with this mod. Now every time the computer boots (10 seconds later - you can experiment this delay time) the DEFAULT settings will take place.Ĭaviot, the browser (firefox) never asks anymore if you want to change defaults, but on looking at defaults in windows its still IE, and Outlook. Edit this file with the OFFĭism.exe /Online /Import-DefaultAppAssociations:"C:\AppAssociations.xml"Ĭreate a short cut of this file, and move it to Startup file location, which is:Ĭ:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup Then create a text file named MS_Defaul.bat in this directory here the. Or something like this in a different location. Then save your defaults with (Dism.exe /Online /Export-DefaultAppAssociations:"C:\AppAssociations.xml"). ![]() Then go into CMD as admin (critial as admin). So made a boot up program to do this for me.įirst, edit your defaults as normally you would do. This is the spawned program that is changing all the defaults to mircrosoft (edge, emails, etc). This broker is only used for microsofts store. CNTRL ALT DELETE task menu, check for "realtime broker" and delete it. Changed it in regedit (admin), under 'start' = 4 (never), rebooted, and opened up apps defaults and they did not change. Found the solution it's microsofts "realtime broker". ![]()
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