Chrome set Mailto default protocol handler

[Sheridan]

I've set a policy to add a preference to make the Mailto handler in Chrome open a tab to Gmail - its deploying OK but doesn't work (i.e when the user click a mailto link it simply says they need an app to handle it)

 

I've set the policy Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\Recommended\RegisteredProtocolHandlers to the following as per Googles documentation:

 

[{"url": "https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s", "default": true, "protocol": "mailto"}]

 

I can see that its applied to the users registry by my preferences, but it doesn't have any effect on mailto links

 

Is this a non started in Chrome on W10, or have I got something wrong here?

[FN-GM]

That just tells Chrome to send mailto to gmail. You also need to set the default mailto app in Windows using the XML file. This is the code you need to add to the XML file that works.

 

 

 

Example of a whole XML file

[Sheridan]

That just tells Chrome to send mailto to gmail. You also need to set the default mailto app in Windows using the XML file. This is the code you need to add to the XML file that works.

 

 

 

Example of a whole XML file

 

But if I'm only trying to set the Chrome Mailto handler, I had the right settings? I'm not trying to set it for Windows 10 - just for when they click a mailto link in Chrome itself?

[FN-GM]

But if I'm only trying to set the Chrome Mailto handler, I had the right settings? I'm not trying to set it for Windows 10 - just for when they click a mailto link in Chrome itself?

 

It will still need setting on the OS level. It works the same way as it did in previous versions of Windows.

[Sheridan]

Got this working now - thanks!

[FN-GM]

Excellent news!

[bobinou007]

Hello,

 

Could you tell me which xml file you have to modify ?

 

Thanks