There are a lot of sites and freewares that can achieve this conversion, a very good one is. When ready, the XML file need to be converted to Base64 format. The below file will thus set Edge as default browser, Outlook as default mail handler and VLC as default media player. You should also make sure that the computers you deploy the policy actually do have the apps installed (this can also be achieved via InTune).
Since you probably only want to define some associations only, just remove the line you don't need to deploy. If you upload it as is, then ALL computers in your company will have the same apps associations than contained in the XML. The generated file will look like this, and will most probably be much longer than the below sample. DISM /Online /Export-DefaultAppAssociations:DefaultAssociations.xml The name of the file itself doesn't matter. Open a command prompt to export the XML file with all apps associations and run the following command to create an XML file named "DefaultAssociations.xml" in the current folder. On a Windows 10 device, configure the required apps associationsĮxport the said configuration to an XML fileĮventually modify or shorten the XML fileįrom a Windows 10 device, configure the default apps associations (Settings > Default Apps) The complete reference / documentation is available on Microsoft Docs website.
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but InTune also has a feature to check the minimal Windows version, and another one to update your clients. This policy is applied at sign-in.īefore deploying your template to Intune, pay caution to the exact Windows 10 version that is installed on client devices.
Here is a quick overview regarding how you can set default apps associations in Windows 10. Of course it's a little bit more complex than using the template, but it gives much more functionalities.
The Policy Configuration Service Provider enables companies to configure specific policies on Windows 10 beyond the default templates provided by the Device Management Portal.