Windows 10: Setting Outlook 2016 to Default Application w/ Registry Editor/Command Line mailto Fix

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  1. KYLE POTEREK
    Kyle Poterek Win User

    Setting Outlook 2016 to Default Application w/ Registry Editor/Command Line mailto Fix


    Good afternoon,Is there a way to set default applications via registry editor/command line? Looking to set Outlook as the default mail application via a script so that "mailto" works as intended for our users.Thanks!

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    Kyle Poterek, Sep 14, 2022
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  2. QUESTORFLA
    questorfla Win User

    Registry fix or other command to set default for mailto Windows 10


    I don't yet know how widespread this is nor what causes it but if there is a quick and easy one click method to reset I would appreciate the info.
    What is happening is that the MailTo default is getting changed to the browser default. Or at least that was the case in the two I have seen so far. If the browser default is Edge Mailto is set to Edge. If default is Chrome, MailTo is Chrome.
    At least in all of our systems, mailto need to be Outlook 2016 and if this can be set and locked in the registry i need to be able to do that. Oddly, not everyone has the problem. No one knows when it started as most people never pay attention. It was just reported to me today and i found that my own Windows was the same setup defaulting to Chrome. Meaning any hyperlinks on websites that referred to mailto never open Outlook.
    Thanks
     
    questorfla, Sep 14, 2022
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  3. ROBGR
    robgr Win User
    Default Applications - Can't select Outlook 2013

    Hi,
    I have Office 2016 but have to use Outlook 2013 due to Exchange limitations for my corporate email account
    All works well except when choosing default applications the list only has Outlook 2016
    This is a problem as I want to configure the MAILTO (URL:MailTo) protocol to Outlook 2013 (the version I use)
    I can't have both versions running together so how can I edit the list/select Outlook 2013 when choosing the default apps for email/MAILTO?
     
    robgr, Sep 14, 2022
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  4. ROBGR
    robgr Win User

    Setting Outlook 2016 to Default Application w/ Registry Editor/Command Line mailto Fix

    Default Applications - Can't select Outlook 2013

    My default is Outlook 2016 so I just edited the parameters for Outlook 2013 as follows
    "C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\Office15\OUTLOOK.EXE" -c IPM.Note /mailto "%1"
    Only Outlook 2016 appears in the lists, even after changing the registry key as above.
     
    robgr, Sep 14, 2022
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