[DISCUSSION] Microsoft Edge

Discussion in 'Application Software' started by SAM-R, Mar 18, 2019.

  1. ARCIGA

    ARCIGA MDL Senior Member

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    How is the option for Kids Activated?
     
  2. cuteee

    cuteee MDL Guru

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    Edge stable now : 90.0.818.49
     
  3. Leopeva64

    Leopeva64 MDL Expert

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  4. kaljukass

    kaljukass MDL Guru

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  5. case-sensitive

    case-sensitive MDL Expert

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    Powershell ? ---- >

    #Stops edge from taking over as the default .PDF viewer
    Write-Output "Stopping Edge from taking over as the default .PDF viewer"
    $NoPDF = "HKCR:\.pdf"
    $NoProgids = "HKCR:\.pdf\OpenWithProgids"
    $NoWithList = "HKCR:\.pdf\OpenWithList"
    If (!(Get-ItemProperty $NoPDF NoOpenWith)) {
    New-ItemProperty $NoPDF NoOpenWith
    }
    If (!(Get-ItemProperty $NoPDF NoStaticDefaultVerb)) {
    New-ItemProperty $NoPDF NoStaticDefaultVerb
    }
    If (!(Get-ItemProperty $NoProgids NoOpenWith)) {
    New-ItemProperty $NoProgids NoOpenWith
    }
    If (!(Get-ItemProperty $NoProgids NoStaticDefaultVerb)) {
    New-ItemProperty $NoProgids NoStaticDefaultVerb
    }
    If (!(Get-ItemProperty $NoWithList NoOpenWith)) {
    New-ItemProperty $NoWithList NoOpenWith
    }
    If (!(Get-ItemProperty $NoWithList NoStaticDefaultVerb)) {
    New-ItemProperty $NoWithList NoStaticDefaultVerb
    }

    #Appends an underscore '_' to the Registry key for Edge
    $Edge = "HKCR:\AppXd4nrz8ff68srnhf9t5a8sbjyar1cr723_"
    If (Test-Path $Edge) {
    Set-Item $Edge AppXd4nrz8ff68srnhf9t5a8sbjyar1cr723_
    }
     
  6. MELERIX

    MELERIX MDL Expert

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    that is not needed, just select the default app for PDF files and that's all.
     
  7. ipx

    ipx MDL Addicted

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    #2830 ipx, May 6, 2021
    Last edited: Oct 24, 2022
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  8. 8139david

    8139david MDL Novice

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    Not at all. Whenever I do that, in a couple of hours or minutes, Windows automatically sets Edge again as the default pdf viewer. This is noted in the post I linked to.
     
  9. 8139david

    8139david MDL Novice

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    Thanks.
    I did append an underscore to that key. But after a few hours, Windows again assigns Edge as the default pdf viewer.
     
  10. kaljukass

    kaljukass MDL Guru

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    If so, then You're a specially loved person by Microsoft to whom happens such a things. In any case, such things don't happen to me, nor have they ever happened, no matter what program I set to open .pdf files.
    I have regularly used Adobe Acrobat, Foxit Reader and Sumatra. No problem. Even if I set some other app as default, still not happen.
    Simply Microsoft loves You, that's it.
     
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  11. Awesome reply brother . havent found such a great reply on our MDL before by anybody else. you are a very nice person :worthy:
     
  12. case-sensitive

    case-sensitive MDL Expert

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    kaljukass .......... Thank you for your personal , subjective reply .......... i didnt write that script ........... it was written to try to solve a problem ......... that i and others have regularly = The .pdf file association keeps changing to edge .......... so setting it to not be opened by edge in the file association section doesnt work permanently .

    Same with automatic updates . It turns itself back on again . That happened to me twice .

    Both problems have been talked about here on this site .
     
  13. kaljukass

    kaljukass MDL Guru

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    I'm sorry I didn't realize right away that you're only posting to insult other people personally. Sorry to bother you.
    From now on, I won't see your grumbling messages anymore.
    You're just blocked for me as a malicious user, a typical troll.
    Live well!
     
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  14. 8139david

    8139david MDL Novice

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    You are the one insulting other people, are you unable to realize it?
     
  15. 8139david

    8139david MDL Novice

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    For me, creating and using this reg file succeeded in preventing Egde from being reassociated with pdfs, while no other method worked.

    Code:
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    ;File Types: .pdf
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppXd4nrz8ff68srnhf9t5a8sbjyar1cr723]
    "NoOpenWith"=""
    "NoStaticDefaultVerb"=""
     
    Why dont you apply custom application association xml to offline wim index or if you know how to do it on current installed online system.