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Windows 10 Default Applications

Windows 10 Default Applications.

I have a windows 10 machine that has adobe reader installed. By default windows 10 sets the default programs for pdf to be Edge. I however go into default apps and change this to adobe reader. The next day the user logs in again and the default application for pdf is again changed back to Edge …

there are no GPO's that are being pushed to change this ….. Any thoughts ?

Joel

David Johnson, CD

user logs into WHAT?
If you change the default, logoff, the log back in does it reset the default?

John

Did you go to Default Apps by File Type in Settings, Default Apps?

Joel Brown

ASKER

@ John, yes but it keeps changing back

Joel Brown

ASKER

@ David, I believe we tested and it does not. I'll test again.

John

We have lots of Windows 10 machines and that does not happen.

Try running DISM.

Open cmd.exe with Run as Administrator and run dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth . Restart and test

John

Also make sure, when you set the detail that the main basic defaults for Edge and Adobe also changed as well.

Joel Brown

ASKER

@ John, can you explain more in your last comment about setting edge as well ..

John

My apologies. Adobe is not part of Basics. However, in this panel below, you might Reset Defaults, restart, and then try detailed settings again.

Sam Simon Nasser

right click the pdf file, open with, choose default program

click on Adobe pdf (your version), and click the check that says (always use the selected program to open this kind of files)

click ok. that should fix it.

Joel Brown

ASKER

All of the suggestions above have been tried and while it will change the default for a short period it always goes back to Edge as the default app for pdf ….

Here is a link to an adobe forum where the issue is discussed in length with no resolution as of yet … Seems many, many people are suffering from this issue …

https://forums.adobe.com/message/8352205#8352205

Joel Brown

ASKER

Here's more ….

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=InNkXMyHHKeR0gKgjqMY&q=windows+10+keeps+changing+pdf+to+edge&btnK=Google+Search&oq=windows+changed+pdf+to+ed&gs_l=psy-ab.3.1.0i22i30l2.1757.11060..15200...0.0..0.84.1205.25......0....1..gws-wiz.....0..0i131j0j0i10j0i13j0i13i30j0i22i10i30j0i8i13i30.eFzVlO65ick

McKnife

https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/pdfviewer.html describes ways to set the file association permanently.

Joel Brown

ASKER

@ McKnife,

We've tried most of these and they only work temporarily until windows decided based upon actions to change it back to edge ….. We set most of our other file types by xml and that works great ….. just not pdf …

Joel

McKnife

Way two, the GPO resets the association at every logon. That does suffice, I suggest

John

Did you (Author) set your defaults by GPO?

Joel Brown

ASKER

@ John,

Yes, we have tried using a GPO and it does the same thing …. will set the default for pdf to Adobe but then during the session will change it back to Edge ……

John

Maybe delete that GPO ain't set manually

aravind anche

why dont you use default apps associations?
change all the default apps u need and export and import them thats it
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/export-or-import-default-application-associations

McKnife

I would monitor the registry keys that hold the file associations to see what process changes them. I am on vacation, so as guidance just this short hint: find the registry keys, enable auditing and look into the security event log after it happened again to find out what does this.

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