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Script to set default browser on Windows
All Windows 10/11 devices come with Microsoft Edge set as the default browser. However, you can easily change the default browser to your preferred choice in different ways, including running a PowerShell script on the device. Using Hexnode’s Execute Custom Script action, you can remotely push any of the custom scripts provided below to change the default browser on your Windows endpoints.
Disclaimer:
The Sample Scripts provided below are adapted from third-party Open-Source sites.
Pre-requisite:
- These scripts require the Windows device to be Azure AD joined.
PowerShell script to change the default browser to Google Chrome
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try { Write-Host "Starting script execution..." $namespaceName = "root\cimv2\mdm\dmmap" $className = "MDM_Policy_Config01_ApplicationDefaults02" $obj=Get-CimInstance -Namespace $namespaceName -ClassName $className -Filter "ParentID='./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config' and InstanceID='ApplicationDefaults'" if($obj) { $obj.DefaultAssociationsConfiguration = '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' Set-CimInstance -CimInstance $obj } else { $obj = New-CimInstance -Namespace $namespaceName -ClassName $className -Property @{ParentID="./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config";InstanceID="ApplicationDefaults";DefaultAssociationsConfiguration="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"} } } catch { $_.Exception.Message } Write-Host "Script execution completed." |
PowerShell script to change the default browser to Mozilla Firefox
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try { Write-Host "Starting script execution..." $namespaceName = "root\cimv2\mdm\dmmap" $className = "MDM_Policy_Config01_ApplicationDefaults02" $obj=Get-CimInstance -Namespace $namespaceName -ClassName $className -Filter "ParentID='./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config' and InstanceID='ApplicationDefaults'" if($obj) { $obj.DefaultAssociationsConfiguration = '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' Set-CimInstance -CimInstance $obj } else { $obj = New-CimInstance -Namespace $namespaceName -ClassName $className -Property @{ParentID="./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config";InstanceID="ApplicationDefaults";DefaultAssociationsConfiguration="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"} } } catch { $_.Exception.Message } Write-Host "Script execution completed." |
PowerShell script to change the default browser to Brave
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try { Write-Host "Starting script execution..." $namespaceName = "root\cimv2\mdm\dmmap" $className = "MDM_Policy_Config01_ApplicationDefaults02" $obj=Get-CimInstance -Namespace $namespaceName -ClassName $className -Filter "ParentID='./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config' and InstanceID='ApplicationDefaults'" if($obj) { $obj.DefaultAssociationsConfiguration = 'PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz4NCjxEZWZhdWx0QXNzb2NpYXRpb25zPg0KICA8QXNzb2NpYXRpb24gSWRlbnRpZmllcj0iLmh0bSIgUHJvZ0lkPSJCcmF2ZUhUTUwiIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9uTmFtZT0iQnJhdmUiIC8+DQogIDxBc3NvY2lhdGlvbiBJZGVudGlmaWVyPSIuaHRtbCIgUHJvZ0lkPSJCcmF2ZUhUTUwiIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9uTmFtZT0iQnJhdmUiIC8+DQogIDxBc3NvY2lhdGlvbiBJZGVudGlmaWVyPSJodHRwIiBQcm9nSWQ9IkJyYXZlSFRNTCIgQXBwbGljYXRpb25OYW1lPSJCcmF2ZSIgLz4NCiAgPEFzc29jaWF0aW9uIElkZW50aWZpZXI9Imh0dHBzIiBQcm9nSWQ9IkJyYXZlSFRNTCIgQXBwbGljYXRpb25OYW1lPSJCcmF2ZSIgLz4NCjwvRGVmYXVsdEFzc29jaWF0aW9ucz4=' Set-CimInstance -CimInstance $obj } else { $obj = New-CimInstance -Namespace $namespaceName -ClassName $className -Property @{ParentID="./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config";InstanceID="ApplicationDefaults";DefaultAssociationsConfiguration="PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz4NCjxEZWZhdWx0QXNzb2NpYXRpb25zPg0KICA8QXNzb2NpYXRpb24gSWRlbnRpZmllcj0iLmh0bSIgUHJvZ0lkPSJCcmF2ZUhUTUwiIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9uTmFtZT0iQnJhdmUiIC8+DQogIDxBc3NvY2lhdGlvbiBJZGVudGlmaWVyPSIuaHRtbCIgUHJvZ0lkPSJCcmF2ZUhUTUwiIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9uTmFtZT0iQnJhdmUiIC8+DQogIDxBc3NvY2lhdGlvbiBJZGVudGlmaWVyPSJodHRwIiBQcm9nSWQ9IkJyYXZlSFRNTCIgQXBwbGljYXRpb25OYW1lPSJCcmF2ZSIgLz4NCiAgPEFzc29jaWF0aW9uIElkZW50aWZpZXI9Imh0dHBzIiBQcm9nSWQ9IkJyYXZlSFRNTCIgQXBwbGljYXRpb25OYW1lPSJCcmF2ZSIgLz4NCjwvRGVmYXVsdEFzc29jaWF0aW9ucz4="} } } catch { $_.Exception.Message } Write-Host "Script execution completed." |
PowerShell script to change the default browser to Microsoft Edge
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try { Write-Host "Starting script execution..." $namespaceName = "root\cimv2\mdm\dmmap" $className = "MDM_Policy_Config01_ApplicationDefaults02" $obj=Get-CimInstance -Namespace $namespaceName -ClassName $className -Filter "ParentID='./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config' and InstanceID='ApplicationDefaults'" if($obj) { $obj.DefaultAssociationsConfiguration = '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' Set-CimInstance -CimInstance $obj } else { $obj = New-CimInstance -Namespace $namespaceName -ClassName $className -Property @{ParentID="./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config";InstanceID="ApplicationDefaults";DefaultAssociationsConfiguration="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"} } } catch { $_.Exception.Message } Write-Host "Script execution completed." |
Notes:
- The above scripts will change the default browser for all the user accounts on the device.
- A device restart is required for the changes to take effect.
- The users would still be able to change the default browser from the device settings. However, the default browser configuration will get re-applied when the user logs in to the device the next time.
- It is recommended to manually validate the script execution on a system before executing the action in bulk.
- Hexnode will not be responsible for any damage/loss to the system on the behavior of the script.
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