Windows 10: An app default was reset. An app caused a problem with the default app

I did a clean install of Windows 10 and the first app I installed was Google Chrome, and I began experiencing this issue after every restart. I've installed other apps since then, all the latest versions and my default apps keep getting reset to the generic Windows options. Any idea how to fix this? I'm using a local profile and have no intention of using a Microsoft account to log in to my computer. This is ridiculously annoying.

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An app default was reset

In our case,, when we logon to Windows (we have W 10), we see all this:

First, we see "Windows" Next, we see "Preparing Windows," which we did not see before last week.

Then, in the lower right side of the screen we see "An app default was reset. An app caused a problem with the default app setting for .htm files, so it was reset to Microsoft Edge." After about 10 seconds, that message is replaced by: "An app default
was reset. An app caused a problem with the default app setting for .html files, so it was reset to Microsoft Edge." After about 10 seconds, that message is replaced by "An app default was reset. An app caused a problem with the default app setting for
.pdf files, so it was reset to Microsoft Edge." After about 10 seconds, that message is replaced by: "You cannot access your files" with another message about a temporary password (which appears so briefly that I couldn't write it all.

I've read some of the other suggestions for fixing this, but they don't seem to apply in our case.

I'd appreciate a simple solution for this problem.

I have had this problem for two days now and can't find a solution. It's really annoying to have to sign into Firefox & verify my email everytime i swith on. Has anybody found a solution to this?

 

Default programs repeatedly reset to "MS" programs/apps


I had the same problem.
Possible causes:

1. Acrobat preference does not work and if you click on it, it will reset to Windows default acrobat reader with the message:
   
   
   
2. If Windows has update for Acrobat reader App, it will reset it to default.

Just set it from Control Panel->Default Programs->Set Your default programs
High lite Acrobat then click on: Set this program as default.

 

"An app default was reset"

For more reading:

Updategate: Microsoft 'aware' of problem causing app defaults to reset- The Inquirer : http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer...esetting-default-apps-back-to-microsoft-stock

Windows 10 Forced Update Resets Default Apps To Microsoft Products - Slashdot : http://slashdot.org/story/16/02/21/...ate-resets-default-apps-to-microsoft-products