Windows – how to find default browser in registry windows 7

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i need to find my default browser so first i try to figure it through regedit (registy keys)
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/968449/how-do-i-change-default-browser-using-c-sharp-or-batch-file as mentioned i used reg key{HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\http\shell\open\command} then i manual change my web browser from internet explore to chrome. but after i refresh values does not change in reg key. why this happen??? how can i detect my default browser in reg key?

EDIT :

always

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\http\shell\open\command

value is

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome

(even i change to chrome to default browser this does not change)

Best Answer

You can look under this registry key and find out which browser is being used by the current user:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\http\UserChoice\Progid

It is a REG_SZ value and will be one of these for the major three browsers currently available:

FirefoxURL
ChromeHTML
IE.HTTP

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe /SetAsDefaultAppGlobal

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Here is a REG file that sets IE as the default browser (except for HTM and HTML file types), and then associates HTM HTML and CSS files with Notepad++

Note: This registry edit won't work if you're using Windows 10.. as Windows 10 imposes strict rules pertaining file type associations - with the hashing algorithm in place to detect any tampering with User Choice key.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Set IE as default & associate CSS / HTM / HTML with Notepad Plus
; Made for Windows 7

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.mht\UserChoice]
"Progid"="IE.AssocFile.MHT"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.mhtml\UserChoice]
"Progid"="IE.AssocFile.MHT"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.url\UserChoice]
"Progid"="IE.AssocFile.URL"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\http\UserChoice]
"Progid"="IE.HTTP"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\https\UserChoice]
"Progid"="IE.HTTPS"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\ftp\UserChoice]
"Progid"="IE.FTP"


;Associate CSS / HTM / HTML with Notepad Plus

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.CSS]
@="Notepad++"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.HTM]
@="Notepad++"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.HTML]
@="Notepad++"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Notepad++\shell\open\command]
@="d:\\Tools\\NPP\\notepad++.exe \"%1\""

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.css]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.htm]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.html]

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