How to remove "choose another app" from "Open with menu"

[Jaan]

The windows store link doesn't work anyway (LTSC) so bonus points if you know how to remove that also.

 

 

The reason we want to remove this is that we assign program defaults via XML, however clicking on "choose another app" allows the user to browse the c: via "Look for another app on this PC"

 

 

thanks in advance.

[kmount]

Try

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoNewAppAlert set to 1.

 

https://www.howtogeek.com/260420/how-to-disable-the-new-app-installed-notification-in-windows-8-and-10/

[Jaan]

Try

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoNewAppAlert set to 1.

 

https://www.howtogeek.com/260420/how-to-disable-the-new-app-installed-notification-in-windows-8-and-10/

 

i'll give this a try.... just to confirm..... it's not an alert i'm getting, i just want to remove the option from "open with".

 

Does that reg setting do the same thing?

 

cheers

Edited November 12, 2018 by Jaan

[kmount]

Yeah, if you've "set" it to something and the box coming up asking you to confirm anyway this registry setting suppresses it.

 

(we've used it where Adobe is set to open PDFs but it brings up the box for the user to click OK on Adobe which is highlighted)

[Jaan]

Yeah, if you've "set" it to something and the box coming up asking you to confirm anyway this registry setting suppresses it.

 

(we've used it where Adobe is set to open PDFs but it brings up the box for the user to click OK on Adobe which is highlighted)

 

Just doubled checked.... we already have the reg setting deployed via GPO.

[kmount]

Doh

[Arthur]

The windows store link doesn't work anyway (LTSC) so bonus points if you know how to remove that also.

I think you need to enable the "Turn off access to the Store" GPO to do what you want.

 

https://gpsearch.azurewebsites.net/#13671

 

This policy setting specifies whether to use the Store service for finding an application to open a file with an unhandled file type or protocol association.

 

When a user opens a file type or protocol that is not associated with any applications on the computer, the user is given the choice to select a local application or use the Store service to find an application.

 

If you enable this policy setting, the "Look for an app in the Store" item in the Open With dialog is removed.

 

More info: https://winaero.com/blog/disable-look-for-an-app-in-the-store-in-windows-10-and-windows-8/

[Jaan]

I think you need to enable the "Turn off access to the Store" GPO to do what you want.

 

https://gpsearch.azurewebsites.net/#13671

 

 

 

More info: https://winaero.com/blog/disable-look-for-an-app-in-the-store-in-windows-10-and-windows-8/

 

I also have the gop enabled also....

 

However...... i do have a confession..... i didn't have the "restrict access to c:" enabled