2023-04 Cumulative update causes -> Opening chrome causes default app settings to open each and every time.

Fuhrman, Todd 171

Opening chrome causes default app settings to open each and every time. 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? This does not occur when opening edge or brave browser, only chrome for us.

Chris Heilman 10 Reputation points

2023-04-12T14:50:01.3133333+00:00

Good morning Todd, We're having the same issue through our organization as well. We're on Windows 10 machines and pushed updates the last couple days. Many machines here seeing the issue. We may have just found a fix. Remove the Security Update KB5025221 and restart, this removes the problem. Looks to have fixed several machines just these last few minutes. May need to block KB5025221 until its reissued.
Fuhrman, Todd 171 Reputation points

2023-04-12T14:58:17.1566667+00:00

Yes, removing that update fixes it. It is definately the problem. However that is the monthly cumulative update and alll other patches/fixes are uninstalled with it. If they don't address it, I'm thinking May's cumulative will do the same thing. Sorry you're having the issue also but there is comfort in knowing I'm not the only one. Sometimes it takes hitting critical mass to get these things resolved.
Anonymous

2023-04-12T15:13:08.06+00:00

We're having the same issue through our organization as well. We're on Windows 10 and 11 machines and pushed upadtes the last couple days too.
Chris Heilman 10 Reputation points

2023-04-12T15:46:04.16+00:00

Todd - Simon, We decided on our end not to remove the update but we're updating end users to let them know that the issue occurs due to updates and that hopefully it'll get hotfixed soon.
Bruce Spies 60 Reputation points

2023-04-12T16:47:21.8533333+00:00

We have this issue on all our test Windows 10 21H2 Enterprise edition 64-bit systems. We also discovered the same issue with a laptop we just deployed yesterday afternoon, and that machine is not even patched yet (not in the test group). BUT, it has this "KB5026037: Out of Box Experience update for Windows 10, version 20H2, 21H2, and 22H2: April 11, 2023" and uninstalling that patch from the new laptop resolved the issue. Therefore I think KB5026037 and April patches are causing the same issue.
Jason Sears 0 Reputation points

2023-04-12T18:48:37.67+00:00

Same issue as well Windows 10 2009/21H2/22H2 as well as Windows 11 21H2
Bruce Spies 60 Reputation points

2023-04-12T19:45:55.8266667+00:00

I have done some testing with Process Explorer and found svchost.exe is launching the Default Apps window; specifically the one with -k DcomLaunch -p in the command line ..
Fuhrman, Todd 171 Reputation points

2023-04-13T03:34:57.0433333+00:00

Changing this registry value to 0 also works if you want to reinstall the security update. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome Value Name: DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled Setting the policy to False or 0 stops Google Chrome from ever checking if it's the default and turns user controls off for this option. A Andrew O'Neil 6 hr. ago Can confirm the registry change is a valid work around. Seems to have a side effect of requiring Chrome to be reapplied as default browser in some circumstances. Last edited 6 hr. ago U Usr54321 5 hr. ago Registry change worked perfectly. Thanks for the suggestion!
Rodolfo Pena Cedeno 26 Reputation points

2023-04-13T07:21:34.85+00:00

Hi Guys, We are facing the same issue in our organization. Windows 10-21h2 I hope a solution is release soon. Best regards, Peace.
Townend , Craig 5 Reputation points

2023-04-13T07:41:46.98+00:00

We are having the same issue too, i have seen the workaround, our GPO has it under a user policy for "set google chrome as default browser" set to enabled, so for us the reg key is under HKEY_CURRENT_USER instead of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. But we are unsure of applying the workaround as we dont want chrome to stop the check for being the default browser......
Rodolfo Pena Cedeno 26 Reputation points

2023-04-13T08:26:10.44+00:00

Hi Guys, I don't think it is a good idea to modify the registry or disable the gpo hklm/hkcu. I think the key here is patience. I am sure Microsoft or chrome will release a solution for this. Best, Peace.
Mike B 0 Reputation points

2023-04-14T13:53:16.3166667+00:00

Why is it not a good idea to tweak this registry key? There are tweaks that need to be applied all the time. Whether it is a GPO, GPP or manually going into the registry the same thing is being done.
It is good practice to backup your registry prior to manually tweaking it and if you are experienced at doing this process it is now that big of a deal.
Eric Burnett 1 Reputation point

2023-04-14T14:55:21.2033333+00:00

This kb5025221 CVE-2023-28252 Default Settings Apps to change to Edge We applied this registry key
HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled REG_DWORD=0 This solved our issue
Larry Summers 0 Reputation points

2023-04-15T18:37:13+00:00

MS you should be ashamed for releasing this horrendous update!! This update really screwed up my pc big time. Do you just release this crap without checking it???

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Susan Berdinka 0 Reputation points

2023-06-20T16:48:35.6566667+00:00

June 20, 2023 - is there a solution yet?
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追趕跑跳碰 FROG 0 Reputation points

2023-06-22T13:58:37.6233333+00:00

June 22, 2023 - is there a solution yet?

now when I want to save a media as a file in Chrome, then I got the setting window that prompts me the default bw
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