Windows 10 Edge browser as default browser through Group Policy not applying over VPN only, rest all applied successfully

[KV PRAKASH]

We have created one test OU and applied Edge Browser as default browser via GPO applied as below.

Below code save as xml file shared location.

<?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="http" ProgId="AppXq0fevzme2pys62n3e0fbqa7peapykr8v" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />

<Association Identifier="https" ProgId="AppX90nv6nhay5n6a98fnetv7tpk64pp35es" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />

</DefaultAssociations>

1. Login to domain controller server

1. Start èrunègpmc.mscègo to Group Policy Objects and Right click è Select “New” and give new GPO name as “Set Edge as the Default Browser” Click Okay.

1. Right click on that GPO è select editègo to computer configuration èpolicesèadministrative template è windows componentsè file explorerèselect and doble click on “Set a default association configuration file”è enable the policy è go to options set the path as below.

\\server name \netlogon\”MSEdgeBrowser.xml” or C:\Temp\MSEdgeBrowser.xml

1. PreferencesèWindows SettingsèFilesèRight click on Files or Right sideèSelect “File”èSelect Source as \\servername\netlogon\MSEdgeBrowser.xml
2. Select destination should be C:\temp\ MSEdgebrowser.xml
3. Action item should be create or update

1. Restart end computers and run gpupdate /force from command prompt
2. Where you link this GPO. There “temp folder and MSEdgeBrowser.xml” will create in C:\ drive automatically.

1. Then automatically MS Edge Browser come as default browser.

Thank you

in test OU nearly 50 workstations with Windows 10 OS. 20 Users connected over VPN and remaining 30 users connected from Office.

Able to get 30 user (computers) get Edge browser as default browser. who are connected over the VPN from home, those are not getting Edge browser as default browser.

Note: When we tested rsop.msc in 20 machines, seems policy applied successfully but in default apps IE showing as default browser.

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