Windows 10: Can the Microsoft Camera app open a QR code hyperlink that uses the file:// protocol?

I have a developer that is trying to create a QR code using file:// and the link does not do anything. If he uses https, it works but he wants to know if file:// will work. My assumption is this is designed security and he should use https, but I cannot find any documentation to support this.

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Unable to change default app by protocol or filetype.

Hi, I don't have Acrobat installed. With Sumatra as my default pdf reader, that hyperlink to a pdf docoument opens in.. yes.. Sumatra. Changing to Edge:




the hyperlink opens in... yes.. Edge.

If, as seems the case, Bluebeam is correctly associated with pdf files, I can't say why the hyperlink fails. Your guess about the protocol may be right- I don't know. If you could make any change to that to test that theory, as you suggest, that would help.

If you wish to view the relevant registry key, a convenient way to get there is via free Filetypesman - a rt click option.

 

Did You Mean to Switch Apps - Hyperlinks in Microsoft Reader

Hi,

I understand the inconvenience you are facing in Windows 10.

In order to understand the issue better, please answer the below questions.

• Which browser do you want to use as default?
• Do you want to turn off the Pop up to switch between apps?

As you are using multiple programs associated with protocols and file type (file extension), there is no option to turn off the pop up while opening a hyperlink, only you can escape to other program as it is Designed by Windows, however I would suggest you
to refer the below steps and check if it helps.

• Press Windows + X keys, select Control Panel.
• Select Default Programs, Select Associate a file type or a protocol with a program.
• Associate the protocol (File extension) respective to your need of browser or a program and check.

Keep us posted to help you better.

 

Did You Mean to Switch Apps - Hyperlinks in Microsoft Reader

1. Following your steps did nothing, Google Chrome is already my default browser.

2. Why would this not be something that can be turned off? That seems ridiculous. I do not need to be asked every single time I click a hyperlink if I want to switch to my browser. Of course I want to switch to the browser, thats why I clicked the hyperlink
in the first place!!

I use Microsoft eReader to read digital texts with embedded hyperlinks for referencing outside materials, and every time I try to follow a link I have to deal with this pop-up. If there is no way to turn this off, I highly suggest you add it.

I can't even think of a single purpose for this pop-up, let alone why it was added in the first place.

It's also only with Microsoft eReader. If I read my .pdf files in Adobe Acrobat Reader, the links open with one pop-up asking me to allow the site and then it never asks again. I prefer eReader due to it UI over Adobe, but if this is something that cannot
be turned off, I will have to discontinue using your app and go back to adobe