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ApplicationDefaults Policy CSP	Learn more about the ApplicationDefaults Area in Policy CSP.	vinaypamnani-msft	aaroncz	vinpa	01/09/2023	medium	windows-client	itpro-manage	reference

Policy CSP - ApplicationDefaults

DefaultAssociationsConfiguration

Scope	Editions	Applicable OS
✔️ Device ❌ User	❌ Home ✔️ Pro ✔️ Enterprise ✔️ Education ✔️ Windows SE	✔️ Windows 10, version 1703 [10.0.15063] and later

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ApplicationDefaults/DefaultAssociationsConfiguration

This policy allows an administrator to set default file type and protocol associations. When set, default associations will be applied on sign-in to the PC. The association file can be created using the DISM tool (dism /online /export-defaultappassociations:appassoc. xml), and then needs to be base64 encoded before being added to SyncML. If policy is enabled and the client machine is Azure Active Directory joined, the associations assigned in SyncML will be processed and default associations will be applied.

Description framework properties:

Property name	Property value
Format	chr (string)
Access Type	Add, Delete, Get, Replace

Group policy mapping:

Name	Value
Name	DefaultAssociationsConfiguration
Friendly Name	Set a default associations configuration file
Element Name	Default Associations Configuration File
Location	Computer Configuration
Path	WindowsComponents > File Explorer
Registry Key Name	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
ADMX File Name	WindowsExplorer.admx

Example:

To create the SyncML, follow these steps:

1. Install a few apps and change your defaults.
2. From an elevated prompt, run "dism /online /export-defaultappassociations:appassoc.xml"
3. Take the XML output and put it through your favorite base64 encoder app.
4. Paste the base64 encoded XML into the SyncML

Here's an example output from the dism default association export command:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<DefaultAssociations>
  <Association Identifier=".htm" ProgId="AppX4hxtad77fbk3jkkeerkrm0ze94wjf3s9" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
  <Association Identifier=".html" ProgId="AppX4hxtad77fbk3jkkeerkrm0ze94wjf3s9" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
  <Association Identifier=".pdf" ProgId="AppXd4nrz8ff68srnhf9t5a8sbjyar1cr723" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
  <Association Identifier="http" ProgId="AppXq0fevzme2pys62n3e0fbqa7peapykr8v" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
  <Association Identifier="https" ProgId="AppX90nv6nhay5n6a98fnetv7tpk64pp35es" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
</DefaultAssociations>

Here's the base64 encoded result:

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

Here's the SyncML example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SyncML xmlns="SYNCML:SYNCML1.1">
<SyncBody>
    <Replace>
      <CmdID>101</CmdID>
      <Item>
        <Meta>
          <Format>chr</Format>
          <Type>text/plain</Type>
        </Meta>
        <Target>
          <LocURI>./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ApplicationDefaults/DefaultAssociationsConfiguration</LocURI>
        </Target>
        <Data>PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz4NCjxEZWZhdWx0QXNzb2NpYXRpb25zPg0KICA8QXNzb2NpYXRpb24gSWRlbnRpZmllcj0iLmh0bSIgUHJvZ0lkPSJBcHBYNGh4dGFkNzdmYmszamtrZWVya3JtMHplOTR3amYzczkiIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9uTmFtZT0iTWljcm9zb2Z0IEVkZ2UiIC8+DQogIDxBc3NvY2lhdGlvbiBJZGVudGlmaWVyPSIuaHRtbCIgUHJvZ0lkPSJBcHBYNGh4dGFkNzdmYmszamtrZWVya3JtMHplOTR3amYzczkiIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9uTmFtZT0iTWljcm9zb2Z0IEVkZ2UiIC8+DQogIDxBc3NvY2lhdGlvbiBJZGVudGlmaWVyPSIucGRmIiBQcm9nSWQ9IkFwcFhkNG5yejhmZjY4c3JuaGY5dDVhOHNianlhcjFjcjcyMyIgQXBwbGljYXRpb25OYW1lPSJNaWNyb3NvZnQgRWRnZSIgLz4NCiAgPEFzc29jaWF0aW9uIElkZW50aWZpZXI9Imh0dHAiIFByb2dJZD0iQXBwWHEwZmV2em1lMnB5czYybjNlMGZicWE3cGVhcHlrcjh2IiBBcHBsaWNhdGlvbk5hbWU9Ik1pY3Jvc29mdCBFZGdlIiAvPg0KICA8QXNzb2NpYXRpb24gSWRlbnRpZmllcj0iaHR0cHMiIFByb2dJZD0iQXBwWDkwbnY2bmhheTVuNmE5OGZuZXR2N3RwazY0cHAzNWVzIiBBcHBsaWNhdGlvbk5hbWU9Ik1pY3Jvc29mdCBFZGdlIiAvPg0KPC9EZWZhdWx0QXNzb2NpYXRpb25zPg0KDQo=
</Data>
      </Item>
    </Replace>
  <Final/>
  </SyncBody>
</SyncML>

EnableAppUriHandlers

Scope	Editions	Applicable OS
✔️ Device ❌ User	❌ Home ✔️ Pro ✔️ Enterprise ✔️ Education ✔️ Windows SE	✔️ Windows 10, version 1803 [10.0.17134] and later

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ApplicationDefaults/EnableAppUriHandlers

This policy setting determines whether Windows supports web-to-app linking with app URI handlers.

Enabling this policy setting enables web-to-app linking so that apps can be launched with a http(s) URI.

Disabling this policy disables web-to-app linking and http(s) URIs will be opened in the default browser instead of launching the associated app.

• If you do not configure this policy setting, the default behavior depends on the Windows edition. Changes to this policy take effect on reboot.

Description framework properties:

Property name	Property value
Format	int
Access Type	Add, Delete, Get, Replace
Default Value	1

Allowed values:

Value	Description
0	Disabled.
1 (Default)	Enabled.

Group policy mapping:

Name	Value
Name	EnableAppUriHandlers
Friendly Name	Configure web-to-app linking with app URI handlers
Location	Computer Configuration
Path	System > Group Policy
Registry Key Name	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
Registry Value Name	EnableAppUriHandlers
ADMX File Name	GroupPolicy.admx

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