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Peter_Geelen
Iron Contributor
Apr 11, 2022

After every update of Edge, all PDFs open in Edge, not in PDF reader

Since the launch of Edge as browser, Windows 10 / 11 resets the default PDF reader to Edge with every single update of the Edge browser, the PDF application default is reset. I've applied registry...
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josh_bodner
Silver Contributor
Apr 12, 2022
Changing the registry directly is likely what's causing the settings to be reset, since there is protection in place to prevent rogue applications from changing the registry when you don't want them to. If the Windows settings aren't saving properly though, that sounds like a bug in Windows. What version of Windows are you using that you see that behavior in?
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    Peter_Geelen
    Iron Contributor
    Apr 12, 2022
    Windows = Win 11, Version 21H2, OS Build 22000.556
    Microsoft Edge Version 100.0.1185.36 (Official build) (64-bit)
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      Peter_Geelen
      Iron Contributor
      Apr 12, 2022
      Correction, now Microsoft Edge Version 100.0.1185.39 (Official build) (64-bit)

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