Need to disable this message

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:31 pm

"Would you like to make Internet Explorer your default browser?"

I need to disable this message for ALL USERS. that sign into a PC.

Windows 7, Windows Vista Business, Internet Explorer 9.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:26 pm

Group policy
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/For ... 6e3d8cb0a/

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:30 am

Kind sir,

I will review this again. I do believe that I did stumble on that link yesterday. I was hoping to find something on each individual PC that would allow me to turn this off.

Unfortunately, I don't have access to the domain.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:44 am

Hmm....dunno how to enforce it to any/all users on a local workstation without being driven from the DC....because that group policy is applied under the "User Configuration" container...so it applies to the "Users" object of the domain.

Post by **Philip** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:57 am

If you don't want to use group policy... Individually, on each PC you can untick: IE Settings > Internet Options > Programs > uncheck "Tell me if IE is the default browser"

You can also use regedit, I believe the key is:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Check_Associations (REG_SZ, set to "no")

You should be able to export the key to a registry file and just merge it on other PCs.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 6:09 pm

Philip wrote:If you don't want to use group policy... Individually, on each PC you can untick: IE Settings > Internet Options > Programs > uncheck "Tell me if IE is the default browser"

You can also use regedit, I believe the key is:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Check_Associations (REG_SZ, set to "no")

You should be able to export the key to a registry file and just merge it on other PCs.

Boss,

Appreciate your assistance. Unfortunately, the untick option does not work for ALL USERS. I was hoping the registry modification would work across all users, but it did not.

I am going to look at YOSC's link again over the weekend and remote into the machine to take a look. What is weird is that there is a Group policy entry that works for IE 8, but it does not have the same effect on IE 9.

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:39 am

Best action: uninstall IE9, or just rename iexplore.exe to iexplore.exe.old and those messages will go away for good.

RaisinCain · Post by **RaisinCain** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 1:57 pm

Any reason that the users aren't using Firefox or Chrome? If the user doesn't have admin rights they obviously won't be able to change the setting.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:25 pm

PC's are on a domain, available to the "public" lets say. If I could make Firefox the default for ALL USERS I would consider that route.

Looks like I am going to have to modify the default profile. Just wish there was an easier way to do it in Win 7

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:56 pm

I recall Google having some GPO tools and special MSI installers to push and control via group policy (in their chrome section of business apps...special Chrome downloads for network setup)....but since you don't have access to that...can't think of a way. For config/users, the domain policy trumps anything you attempt locally. not sure about Firefox..haven't had any interest in that for years so never looked.

Seems like the limits they put on your access to admin tools really cripples your job and ability to efficiently manage your portion of the network, seems like you've had enough stumbling blocks due to that to be able to make a case for getting some access. Or at least make a request to someone that has that level of access.

Post by **Philip** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:13 am

In regedit... Other users are under "HKEY_USERS" instead of "HKEY_CURRENT_USER". You can access them if you have admin rights. For it to affect all users, you can try to write the key to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT , or to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, but I'm not sure if it will work with roaming profiles.

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:15 pm

Using Set Program Access and Defaults

You can set the default browser using the feature, "Set Program Access and Defaults" on Windows 2000 and XP. On Windows Vista and above, this feature is renamed "Set Program Access and Computer Defaults" and can be used to change the default for all users of the computer, if you are logged into Windows as an administrator. On Windows 7 & 8 it will be Default Programs.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:19 am

I went with the copying of profiles way of doing things.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:46 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Seems like the limits they put on your access to admin tools really cripples your job and ability to efficiently manage your portion of the network, seems like you've had enough stumbling blocks due to that to be able to make a case for getting some access. Or at least make a request to someone that has that level of access.

As usual, you are right.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:56 pm

17 out of 18 computers worked with enable "disable default browser check" in gpedit before updating.