cmd command to set Chrome as default browser Windows 10?

Question

This command no longer works:

chrome.exe --make-default-browser

It probably only fit to win7

Solution 1

Powershell commands

Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\https\UserChoice' -Name ProgId -Value 'ChromeHTML'
Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\http\UserChoice' -Name ProgId -Value 'ChromeHTML'

Solution 2

There is no simple way. Here is the official guidance - it includes creating pre-configuration XML and applying group policies: https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7009292?hl=en

Also, a developer created a small helper to achieve it: https://github.com/sampalmer/set-default-browser

Comments

[UkFLSUI]

Is it need to be done using command or you need to make chrome the default browser?

[vembutech]

Your machine is in domain or work group?

[w32sh]

This won't work on Windows 10. As hash validation is in place, writing to UserChoice directly causes An App Default was Reset issue in Windows 10.

[zoechi]

Chrome still shows "Set as default" button on start.