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The default app settings for "http" and "https" are not being saved; after rebooting or logging off, the settings disappear.

Mohammad Roshan Shaik 0 Reputation points
2024-07-23T19:27:33.02+00:00

The default app settings for "http" and "https" are not being saved; after rebooting or logging off, the settings disappear, and the user has to set the default browser again. We have GPOs and SCCM clients in our environment. I have thoroughly reviewed all GPOs, SCCM client settings, and application deployment settings, and nothing could be causing the issue of overwriting the default app settings for "http" and "https." - OS Version 23H2 (Bulid 22631.3737) I have attempted every solution available online to resolve the issue, but with no success:

  1. I tried using the Default Association GPO, but it had no positive effect.
  2. I attempted registry modification via GPO, but it did not work either. When I manually change the following setting, it works, but it gets overwritten after a reboot: "Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\http\UserChoice ProgId to MSEdgeHTM." After being overwritten, it looks like this: ProgId -- AppXq0fevzme2pys62n3e0fbqa7peapykr8v. I used a process monitoring tool and discovered that Microsoft Edge is overwriting these values. Does anyone have a solution for this?
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  1. ShiJieLi-MSFT 8,731 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-07-24T09:48:56.7533333+00:00

    Hi @Mohammad Roshan Shaik ,

    Thank you for your information. AppXq0fevzme2pys62n3e0fbqa7peapykr8v belongs to Edge Legacy (the one before Edge Chromium). It seems that you may still have Edge Legacy installed. Please check if that is the case. A simple trick is to check the "Choose a default" option. If installed, 2 Edge entries are expected. Then uninstallation can help to solve the problem.

    If Edge Legacy is not installed, please consider enabling DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled GPO, which will forcibly set Microsoft Edge as the default browser. See if this GPO does the trick.

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