I have an RDS 2012r2 server currently has Chrome and IE on it. I am having some issues with chrome and want to get a subset of users using IE instead. I have set two registry keys in GPO as below, this has stopped chrome opening up by default. The problem is, it now asks what browser they want to open with the first time they login. IS there another registry key I can set to avoid this? As they can just pick chrome again.
Keys I have set
Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\https\UserChoice[ProgId]
= IE.HTTPS Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\https\UserChoice[ProgId]
= IE.HTTP
Best Answer
Windows 8+ no longer allow these settings to be changed via registry to prevent applications from hijacking preferences. You now have to use specific GPO to set a defaults template, check this article: http://blogs.technet.com/b/mrmlcgn/archive/2013/02/26/windows-8-associate-a-file-type-or-protocol-with-a-specific-app-using-a-gpo-e-g-default-mail-client-for-mailto-protocol.aspx#pi86646=4
Basically you need to export settings from a template computer and then apply that XML using GPO. I was able to verify this works on Windows 8.1 and 10, also works to modify the XML to remove entries you don't want pushed.