Mastering Default App Configurations with Windows Master Images

Step-by-step guide to Mastering Default App Configurations with Windows Master Images, including configuration, deployment, troubleshooting and practical

Useful external reference: Microsoft Learn.

Useful external reference: Microsoft Learn.

Mastering Default App Overview

Manually configure applications on your computer.

Useful external reference: Microsoft Learn.

• In the control panel, set default programs

• And export the parameters with this command line

Dism /Online /Export-DefaultAppAssociations:c:appdefault.xml

• You can remove unwanted extensions from the XML to keep only the applications you want to configure.

Mastering Default App Overview

• Copy XML to Netlogon

C:WindowsSYSVOLsysvolDOMAINENAMEscripts on a domain controller

Useful external reference: Microsoft Learn.

• “Computer Configuration” “Administrative Template” “Windows Components” “File Explorer
  • Set a defaut associations Configuration file

• Specify the path to the xml file