Set Chrome as default browser

mandiant · Nov 25, 2024 · 174381f · 174381f
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diff --git a/packages/googlechrome.vm/googlechrome.vm.nuspec b/packages/googlechrome.vm/googlechrome.vm.nuspec
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2015/06/nuspec.xsd">
   <metadata>
     <id>googlechrome.vm</id>
-    <version>0.0.0.20241106</version>
+    <version>0.0.0.20241113</version>
     <authors>Google LLC.</authors>
     <description>Chrome is a popular web browser.</description>
     <dependencies>
       <dependency id="common.vm" version="0.0.0.20241106" />
       <dependency id="vcbuildtools.vm" />
+      <dependency id="setdefaultbrowser" />
     </dependencies>
   </metadata>
 </package>
diff --git a/packages/googlechrome.vm/tools/chocolateyinstall.ps1 b/packages/googlechrome.vm/tools/chocolateyinstall.ps1
@@ -66,5 +66,11 @@ ForEach ($hive in @("HKCU:", "HKLM:")) {
     Remove-Item -Path "${hive}\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSEdgeHTM" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 }
 
-# Make Chrome the default for .html files
-VM-Set-Open-With-Association $exePath ".html"
+# Set Chrome to be the default browser
+SetDefaultBrowser "chrome"
+
+# Do not show the "Open with" popup
+Set-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" -name "NoNewAppAlert" -value 1 -type "DWord"
+
+# Restart Explorer.exe for registry change to take effect
+Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force