Windows 10: Windows10 Setting Default App associations with DISM after sysprep not

Hi Everyone

I am working on creating new Windows10 images for our organization. I am using CopyProfile during sysprep to create a default Windows profile with all our settings. For some reason the default app associations are getting cleared during sysprep. I need to find a way to set them after deployment.

I have tried using the DISM command to export my app associations to an .xml before sysprep. and again import them after imaging. I have tried running the DISM import command manually and setting it in Group policy under “Set a default associations config file” . Both do not seem to have any effect on Default application settings.

I have also tried manually copying the contents of my DefaultApp.xml export to the OEMDefaultAssociations.xml file under system32. This also does not change anything

I'm wondering if anyone has run into a similar issue and could offer some advice.
The help is much appreciated

Thank You


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Windows 10 After Sysprep ， Apps Can`t Change Language

Dear all

i am making multi language windows 10 for my customer

1. I use ctrl + shift + F3 to enter the English Windows10

Then download the Chinese and Japanese language packs

But after using sysprep

Apps do not change the language with the system

Still in English, I want Apps to become Chinese or Japanese

2. ctrl + shift + F3 into the English Windows10

I will install a lot of software, and set the default Apps

For example, Chrome becomes a web browser

But after using sysprep

All will be restored into the original

I hope you can help me solve these two problems

 

Windows 10 After Sysprep ， Apps Can`t Change Language

Hi,

To better assist you with Sysprep, please contact our Microsoft Developer Network.

Thank you.

 

Hi Chris, welcome to Ten Forums.

Could you please give an example of an app set to be default in Audit Mode but then losing its default status after Sysprep.

 

Hi Kari thank you for the reply!

For example I have Firefox set as my default web browser before sysprep and it is cleared after. All my File-Type associations have not changed , just default application settings.

Here is my exported defaultapps.xml file that I am attempting to set after deployment.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><DefaultAssociations> <Association Identifier=".3gp2" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.3G2" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" /> <Association Identifier=".bmp" ProgId="Paint.Picture" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".dib" ProgId="Paint.Picture" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".emf" ProgId="emffile" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".gif" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".htm" ProgId="FirefoxHTML" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier=".html" ProgId="FirefoxHTML" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier=".ico" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".jfif" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".jpe" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".jpeg" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".jpg" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".MP2" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MP3" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" /> <Association Identifier=".mpeg" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.mpeg" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" /> <Association Identifier=".oxps" ProgId="Windows.XPSReachViewer" ApplicationName="XPS Viewer" /> <Association Identifier=".png" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".rle" ProgId="rlefile" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".tif" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".tiff" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".txt" ProgId="txtfile" ApplicationName="Notepad" /> <Association Identifier=".url" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.URL" ApplicationName="Internet Browser" /> <Association Identifier=".website" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.WEBSITE" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier=".wmf" ProgId="wmffile" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".xps" ProgId="Windows.XPSReachViewer" ApplicationName="XPS Viewer" /> <Association Identifier="http" ProgId="FirefoxURL" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier="https" ProgId="FirefoxURL" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier="mailto" ProgId="Outlook.URL.mailto.15" ApplicationName="Outlook 2016" /></DefaultAssociations>

Thanks!

 

That's a pain in the you know where to read!

Please edit your post and put the XML code in

Code:

 tags:
 
 [CODE]XML code here

 

I am sorry about that, yep that is definitely impossible to read. I did not realize.
Code: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><DefaultAssociations> <Association Identifier=".3gp2" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.3G2" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" /> <Association Identifier=".bmp" ProgId="Paint.Picture" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".dib" ProgId="Paint.Picture" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".emf" ProgId="emffile" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".gif" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".htm" ProgId="FirefoxHTML" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier=".html" ProgId="FirefoxHTML" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier=".ico" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".jfif" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".jpe" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".jpeg" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".jpg" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".MP2" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MP3" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" /> <Association Identifier=".mpeg" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.mpeg" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" /> <Association Identifier=".oxps" ProgId="Windows.XPSReachViewer" ApplicationName="XPS Viewer" /> <Association Identifier=".png" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".rle" ProgId="rlefile" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".tif" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".tiff" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".txt" ProgId="txtfile" ApplicationName="Notepad" /> <Association Identifier=".url" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.URL" ApplicationName="Internet Browser" /> <Association Identifier=".website" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.WEBSITE" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier=".wmf" ProgId="wmffile" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".xps" ProgId="Windows.XPSReachViewer" ApplicationName="XPS Viewer" /> <Association Identifier="http" ProgId="FirefoxURL" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier="https" ProgId="FirefoxURL" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier="mailto" ProgId="Outlook.URL.mailto.15" ApplicationName="Outlook 2016" /></DefaultAssociations>[/quote]

 

LOL not much better now, let me try to edit it to readable form:

Code: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <DefaultAssociations> <Association Identifier=".3gp2" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.3G2" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" /> <Association Identifier=".bmp" ProgId="Paint.Picture" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".dib" ProgId="Paint.Picture" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".emf" ProgId="emffile" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".gif" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".htm" ProgId="FirefoxHTML" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier=".html" ProgId="FirefoxHTML" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier=".ico" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".jfif" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".jpe" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".jpeg" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".jpg" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".MP2" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MP3" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" /> <Association Identifier=".mpeg" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.mpeg" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" /> <Association Identifier=".oxps" ProgId="Windows.XPSReachViewer" ApplicationName="XPS Viewer" /> <Association Identifier=".png" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".rle" ProgId="rlefile" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".tif" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".tiff" ProgId="PBrush" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".txt" ProgId="txtfile" ApplicationName="Notepad" /> <Association Identifier=".url" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.URL" ApplicationName="Internet Browser" /> <Association Identifier=".website" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.WEBSITE" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier=".wmf" ProgId="wmffile" ApplicationName="Paint" /> <Association Identifier=".xps" ProgId="Windows.XPSReachViewer" ApplicationName="XPS Viewer" /> <Association Identifier="http" ProgId="FirefoxURL" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier="https" ProgId="FirefoxURL" ApplicationName="Firefox" /> <Association Identifier="mailto" ProgId="Outlook.URL.mailto.15" ApplicationName="Outlook 2016" /> </DefaultAssociations>[/quote]
OK, at least it's now readable.

I will do some tests and post back regardless what or if I find something. In the mean time let's hope other members will see this and come up with some ideas.

 

Thank you so much for the help , and sorry about the annoyance with .xml formatting.

 

It's nothing, no reason to apologize *Smile

I am quite experienced with Sysprep (not bragging, just stating a fact) and to be honest I love to get new Sysprep related issues to test and try to resolve.

I am not promising any tight schedule, just saying I will test this and post something within 24 hours.

 

Awesome, you definitely have more experience with sysprep then I do then!
No rush and if you don't find a solution I just appreciate the help, and you taking the time to have a look at my issue.

Thanks
Chris

 

Hi. I have a similar issue (Win10, Build 1607), only after the image has been deployed. I've used DISM to create the XML file, I've modified the XML file (we just want to change the default browser to IE as Edge). The XML file contents are at the end of this thread (I am assuming I can use just a subset...I've tried a whole export of all the settings with DISM but that didn't work either)


I've copied the XML upto NETLOGON on the DC
Create a new GPO with the setting as first person reported (“Set a default associations config file”) to the path to NETLOGON (L: \\domainame\netlogon\dismlist-ie-gpo.xml)
Configured a new test machine that never had the GPO applied to be Edge browser (it was, just verified it)
Waited a couple of minutes, reboot the machine, login, the GPO is applied (per gpresult /r - I have a one-off policy with just that setting in it)
RSOP.msc confirms the setting is being seen by the machine
I go to the file associations - it still says Edge is the browser


So I copied that XML (from L: \\domain\netlogon) to the local drive (C:\temp)
Update the GPO to use the file from c:\temp
Wait a couple of minutes
reboot and logon
file association still doesn't change

Using RSOP, I look at the setting - it sees the XML file is located at c:\temp

Any suggestions?

Thanks


Code: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <DefaultAssociations> <Association Identifier=".website" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.WEBSITE" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" /> <Association Identifier=".htm" ProgId="htmlfile" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" /> <Association Identifier=".html" ProgId="htmlfile" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" /> <Association Identifier="http" ProgId="IE.HTTP" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" /> <Association Identifier="https" ProgId="IE.HTTPS" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" /> </DefaultAssociations>[/quote]