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.url associate with "Internet Browser"

Anahaym 476 Reputation points
2021-02-25T11:15:51.487+00:00

Hello,

how to associate .url files with Internet Browser without "clicking"? I need to implement this on 700 computers... I've done this already "assoc .url=InternetShortcut" - but it didn't help:

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Thank you!

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
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  1. Anahaym 476 Reputation points
    2021-03-11T08:44:53.43+00:00

    Solution: import this .reg file 

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.url]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.url]
@="InternetShortcut"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.url\OpenWithProgIds]
"InternetShortcut"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.url\PersistentHandler]
@="{8CD34779-9F10-4f9b-ADFB-B3FAEABDAB5A}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.url\ShellEx\{000214EE-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@="{FBF23B40-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.url\ShellEx\{000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@="{FBF23B40-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.url\ShellEx\{00021500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@="{FBF23B40-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.url\ShellEx\{CABB0DA0-DA57-11CF-9974-0020AFD79762}]
@="{FBF23B40-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.url\ShellEx\{FBF23B80-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}]
@="{FBF23B40-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut]
"EditFlags"=dword:00000002
"FriendlyTypeName"="@C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\ieframe.dll,-10046"
"FullDetails"="prop:System.Link.TargetUrl;System.Rating;System.Link.Description;System.Link.Comment"
"InfoTip"="prop:System.Link.TargetUrl;System.Rating;System.Link.Description;System.Link.Comment"
"IsShortcut"=""
"NeverShowExt"=""
"PreviewDetails"="prop:System.Link.TargetUrl;System.Rating;System.History.VisitCount;System.History.DateChanged;System.Link.DateVisited;System.Link.Description;System.Link.Comment"
@="Internet Shortcut"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,75,00,72,00,\
  6c,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,35,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\tabsets]
"selection"=dword:00000705

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.url]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.url]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.url\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.url\OpenWithProgids]
"InternetShortcut"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.url\UserChoice]
"Hash"="wMx4BywX2RI="
"ProgId"="IE.AssocFile.URL"

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Roaming\OpenWith\FileExts\.url]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Roaming\OpenWith\FileExts\.url\UserChoice]
"Hash"="fxBI0XatfDw="
"ProgId"="IE.AssocFile.URL"
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  1. Castorix31 82,116 Reputation points
    2021-02-25T12:03:16.067+00:00

    You can try this tool : SFTA.exe
    It works on my Windows 10 OS (1909) with :

    SFTA.exe InternetShortcut ".url"

    (but not sure if it will work on newer versions...)

    1 person found this answer helpful.
  2. Michael Taylor 49,246 Reputation points
    2021-02-25T15:32:18.047+00:00

    Sounds like you have a network of computers that need this so why not push it out as part of the domain's group policy. The change will get automatically pushed the next time the policies are updated on the computer. Here's an article on how to do that

  3. Anahaym 476 Reputation points
    2021-03-02T16:12:13.653+00:00

    I've tried Microsoft Intune - didn't work.