Set Microsoft edge as default browser in windows 2019 server

Question

Hello, I'd want to make Microsoft Edge as the default browser on several Windows 2019 servers. I've tried several methods, such as setting a default associations configuration file using gpo and using a powershell script to change the registry value to MSEdgeHTM in the following path for https and http HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\https\UserChoice , but none of them work on Windows 2019 servers. Please provide a solution it would be helpful to me.

Answer 1

Hi @Praveen siva

Are the servers domain-joined or Microsoft Entra joined? Could you please share your application association file?

You can refer to this doc: Set Microsoft Edge as the default browser about how to set Edge as default browser. I test on a domain-joined Windows Server 2019 using Set a default associations configuration file group policy and using the application association file in the doc, it takes effect after I re-login the server. Please make sure Edge is installed on the servers and note that:

If this setting is enabled and the user's device is domain-joined, the associations configuration file is processed the next time the user signs on.

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