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I'm currently creating a deployment image (Win 10 x64). Since I have to use a FOG-Server, I created an Install-user with my powershell script in autostart. The user will be deleted after the script has been executed. Script is working, however, the customer requires Firefox as Standard Browser. As mentioned I'm using an install user, so I can't go over registry and use the HKCU keys. Also, the tablets won't join a domain.

I thought about a local GPO, but I got no experiences in doing so. I saw this but I don't know where the command has been executed.

Does anyone have any idea, how I could manage this problem?

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EDIT Not-so-recent Windows updates now prevent a program to set itself as default for anything, so the snippet below won't work anymore. Thanks to janv8000 for pointing it out.

The command you mention has to be run by the user who needs Firefox as default browser. You can create a batch file and put it in the startup folder of the user's Start menu, making sure it's a self-deleting file. It should look like:

@echo off
firefox.exe -silent -nosplash -setDefaultBrowser
erase %0

(obviously you can add more commands as needed)

Otherwise, the Start-process powershell cmdlet has a -Credentials parameter, but from what I see it will prompt you for a password (not suited for a script).

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  • Thanks for your answer. However, it doesn't seem to be an favourable way since I'm creating the user within the script and thus, they won't have a folder.
    – Shadowjerk
    Jul 5, 2016 at 13:07
  • Wait to see if it work before thanking me ^^
    – Nathan.Eilisha Shiraini
    Jul 5, 2016 at 13:07
  • I forgot to shift enter. This solution won't work for me. It must be within a powershell script.
    – Shadowjerk
    Jul 5, 2016 at 13:09
  • Then you can try Start-process with the crendentials argument, I think I saw a convoluted way to use it without a prompt (creating variables with the name & password of the user). I'm not sure though, it needs confirmation.
    – Nathan.Eilisha Shiraini
    Jul 5, 2016 at 13:15
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    Doesn't work anymore, Windows 10 version 1703 and FF 57.0. It just brings up the "Choose default app" UI.
    – janv8000
    Oct 5, 2017 at 6:06

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