Windows 10: Windows 11 22h2 Enterprise and Default app XML PDF association NOT WORKING

Hi Folks, I’m creating a Win 11 image and in there I’ve got an XML file that’s configured to tell windows to use Adobe Reader as the default pdf viewer. This is mirroring the publicly available XML doc Adobe provides. The issue is that while this same XML worked fine when I had it in Windows 10 LTSC image with setting reader as default using the XML and GPO , in Windows 11 it won’t make reader the default pdf viewer. Windows 11 still shows nothing it selected to view PDF files. It actually isn't Edge taking over. DISM file association export doesn't show anything tied to PDFs. It is reall

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Windows 11 22H2: The file association with an exported .xml file and import with GPO is not working

Hello

I have a problem with Windows 11 22H2 with import file association via GPO or Import-DefaultAppAssociations.

When I use this procedure my default apps don't change...

Has anyone encountered this?

Thank you.

 

Default App for pdf

Try associating a PDF file type a different way.

Click Start

Type "Default app settings" and press enter

Scroll to the bottom and select "Choose default apps by file type"

Scroll down the list to ".PDF"

See if your preferred program is selected to the right of ".PDF"

If not, click the right half of that row and select your preferred program.

See if that works.

Otherwise, what email program are you using?

 

i accidentally associated an xls file with office xml handler

Hi,





You can change the default application associated with each file type from Windows Settings. To change the default app by file type, follow these steps:



1. Go to
Settings.

2. Click
System.

3. Select
Default apps.

4. Click the
Choose default apps by file type option at the bottom of the page.

5. Look for
.xls file from the list of file types, then click the
Office XML Handler beside it.

6. Choose the application you would like to associate it with.



Let us know if you need additional assistance.