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Opening chrome causes default app settings to open each and every time.

Anonymous
2023-04-12T01:31:24+00:00

After today's cumulative update for Windows 10 and 11, 2023-04, every time I open Chrome the default app settings of windows will open. I've tried many ways to resolve this without luck. This is happening to all 600 systems with the update. Removing the update makes the issue go away. Anyone else having this issue?

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  1. _AW_ 67,926 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-04-13T12:38:17+00:00

    You can workaround this problem by setting the following policy.

    Open up an admin Command Prompt and paste in (then press enter):

    reg add HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome /v DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-12T03:07:30+00:00

    I have feedback hub disabled in group policy. I'm mainly interested if other's are having the issue. Too late to hide updates, they've all been pushed. The issue was not noticed immediately unfortunately. I will probably have to use wusa.exe to remove this month's cumulative update. The update itself is not uninstallable in WSUS. This may buy me a month to figure this out. We are a google oriented business and chrome is our go to. I have pushed many settings affecting the defaults on Windows. That shouldn't get in the way, never has until this update. When I open Edge, the default apps settings does not open. When I open Brave, the default apps settings does not open. Only when I open chrome.

    Anyone else seeing this issue?

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-12T15:00:25+00:00

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-21T16:58:12+00:00

    If the Default Apps list shows Maps as requiring 'Choose a default', then, for some unknown reason, it appears the device may have offline maps.

    Click on Offline Maps on the left, and if it shows any maps, click on Delete all maps (assuming you don't know what they are, and don't need them).

    Closing Chrome and reopening, I found that the prompt to set default apps no longer appears.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-04-13T11:44:45+00:00

    I have noticed this with a couple of computers in my organization starting this morning, 4/13. It only occurs when Chrome opens and the windows settings open as well.

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