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AlexLSx7
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Windows 10 Default Apps not saving

We are using Windows 10 ver 1803 and UEM 9.5

Everything else seems to be working so far but default apps are not persisting.

This is the current 'Default Apps and FTA's' config -

[IncludeFolderTrees]

<LocalAppData>\Packages\

[IncludeRegistryTrees]

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ApplicationAssociationToasts

HKCU\Software\Classes

[ExcludeRegistryTrees]

HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings

[IncludeIndividualRegistryValues]

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\UserSignedIn

Am i missing something? It is loading the config file on login.

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blong24
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UEM's default FTA policy does not work with Windows 10.  See the article below.

https://www.ivandemes.com/export-import-file-type-associations-fta-successfully-using-uem/

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Anobix67
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Tell it to capture

[IncludeFolderTrees]

<LocalAppData>\Packages\

That worked for us. It worked for all new users, existing users I had to have them copy the files from a known working profile into the above directory and have them use Self-Support and reset their Defaults and FTAs.

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AlexLSx7
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I have tried that already, its in my original post.

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Anobix67
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Sorry, I must have skipped past it being at the top vs at the bottom of the list.

One thing I'm confused by, are you running 1803 or 1809 (I'm not aware of an 1807 build of Win10)

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AlexLSx7
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No problem Smiley Happy

Sorry my bad that was a typo it is 1803

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Anobix67
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Here's the exact one that I have:

[IncludeRegistryTrees] 

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts 

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ApplicationAssociationToasts

[IncludeIndividualRegistryValues]

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\UserSignedIn

[IncludeFolderTrees]

<LocalAppData>\Packages\

I'm missing a couple of the ones that you have. We are mostly 1709 in our production and 1803 in test, but it looks to be working fine in my test environment with those same settings above.

To test --

If you rename/delete the full contents of the UEM directory for a user (so a fresh one is created), and you sign in, do you see the applications on first sign in? We would see that and then they would disappear on the subsequent logins until I added the Packages piece above.

For those that already have a profile (ours is still a relatively small pilot) I can ask the user to copy a known good folder from a network share of Calculator (for example):

Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe

To their %localappdata%\Packages

If they do that, then use self-support and do a reset defaults and FTAs. Signing out and back in, the application is there and stays there.

Because you are capturing the folder, do you see the aforementioned calculator folder in that directory (or any of the other windows default apps (sticky notes is another popular one we had to get working)

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AlexLSx7
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The apps are persisting, but if i change a default app it is not remembered.


E.g. default browser to Chrome and Default Mail client to Outlook.

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Anobix67
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Just wanted to let you know, I can confirm what you say on my 1803 test pool. My 1709 seems to be fine. Maybe the set/getfta fix from posted above may be needed on newer versions (which sucks)

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