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Default File Associations Group Policy not working at first login

Last year I setup a Group policy to set file associations it worked. (basically this https://4sysops.com/archives/default-file-associations-in-windows-10/, export the xml file and deploy it through Group policy Now its not working anymore. The only association I am setting is .PDF to Adobe Reader vs Edge. I am using "Set a default associations configuration file" Setting ( Have attached the XML file) . I have run an RSOP and see the policy applying and even see the entry in the registryThe problem is on Windows 10 703 its just not working the PDF setting is still set to Edge. What I've found is that if I login as a user it doesn't work, if I log off and back on the next login it applies (even though its a machine not a user policy) We are a school without assigned machines so the logins are almost always first time is there any way to get this policy to apply the first time?
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Jason Komendat

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We have Windows 8.1 machines where this works at first login. Are you sure? We are a school so students use random machines each time so each time is their first login. IS there any way of getting this setting to apply on first login?

David Johnson, CD

is it going in hklm or hkcu ?? I think if you put it in the default users registry when a new user is created it will copy from the default users registry and get the desired result

Jason Komendat

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How would I do that, this is a Device Group policy

David Johnson, CD

This page should give you a head start

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/chad/2012/04/25/tip-49-how-do-you-set-default-user-profile-registry-settings/

McKnife

I am pretty sure I have seen this confirmed before, that it will not work until the 2nd logon.

McKnife

Jason, please follow up with feedback.

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