
To import the file associations during OS deployment when deploying Windows 10 the following steps are needed.

In the C:\Windows\Temp we now have a file with the default associations.In the command prompt type, the following command to export the file associations.Ĭ:\WINDOWS\system32>Dism.exe /online /Export-DefaultAppAssociations:C:\Windows\Temp\DefaultApps.xml.Then open and Command Prompt with Run as administrator.Under Default Apps mark the Web Browser and click Microsoft Edge, then you get an option on which browser to use instead, select Internet Explorer.Log on to the computer as a user that is local administrator and open Settings and then System.To export the file associations from a computer running Windows 10 do the following. It exports all file associations so it can be used for 3rd party applications as well.

Here is how to export the associations from one Windows 10 computer and then import them during OS deployment on the target computer which is the way to do it. I think Microsoft Edge is and will be a great browser and the most secure browser out there but in some scenarios Internet Explorer is still required to be the default browser. I have had this request a couple of times now, on how to make Internet Explorer the default browser in Windows 10.
