Windows 10: Opening chrome causes default app settings to open each and every time.

After today's cumulative update for Windows 10 and 11, 2023-04, every time I open Chrome the default app settings of windows will open. I've tried many ways to resolve this without luck. This is happening to all 600 systems with the update. Removing the update makes the issue go away. Anyone else having this issue?

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Mail "Unable to open ..." and duplicate Google Chrome in Default apps

Thanks for suggestion! But for now to change mail app is not an option tho I'll look into it later *Smile

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Want to post a quick update. Today I ran latest CCleaner and fixed all the issues it found with registry then restarted my pc. After restart problem with Mail "Unable to open ..." was gone and still gone after several restarts. All links being successfully opened with default correct Google Chrome. But duplicate Google Chrome still remains in default browser selection list in Default apps. That would be great to surgically remove it but until then I guess I can ignore it. I won't mark this issue as solved coz completely it's not.

 

Open PDF in Chrome

Open Start > Settings > Apps > Default apps

Scroll to the bottom

Click Choose default apps by file type

Scroll down to PDF

Click the currently assigned application

Choose Chrome if its listed.

See if that works.

 

Chrome is set as default browser automatically without even asking

Hello, I'm Felipe and I'm an independent Community Advisor, and I'll do my best to help you.

It's possible that Chrome is set as the default browser due to a setting within the Chrome browser itself. Here's how you can check and disable it:

Open Chrome and click on the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner.

Select "Settings" from the drop-down menu.

Scroll down to the "Default browser" section and click on "Make default."

Turn off the toggle switch next to "Let Google Chrome run in the background."

If that doesn't work, you can try the following steps to set Microsoft Edge as the default browser:

Open the Start menu and search for "default apps."

Click on "Default apps" from the search results.

Scroll down to the "Web browser" section and click on the current default browser.

Select Microsoft Edge from the list of available browsers.

If neither of these solutions work, it's possible that there's a group policy or registry setting that's causing Chrome to override the default browser setting. In that case, you may need to consult with your IT department to investigate further.