PowerShell SFTA

PowerShell Set File/Protocol Type Association Default Application Windows 10

Features

• Set File Type Association.
• Set Protocol Association.
• Get File Type Association.
• List File Type Association.
• Get Protocol Type Association.
• List Protocol Type Association.
• Register Application.
• Unregister Application.

Usage

Type Get-Help command for information

Get-Help .\SFTA.ps1 -full

Basic Usage

Set Acrobat Reader DC as Default .pdf reader:

Set-FTA AcroExch.Document.DC .pdf

Set Sumatra PDF as Default .pdf reader:

Set-FTA Applications\SumatraPDF.exe .pdf

Set Google Chrome as Default for http Protocol:

Set-PTA ChromeHTML http

Register Application and Set as Default for .pdf reader:

Register-FTA "C:\SumatraPDF.exe" .pdf -Icon "shell32.dll,100"

Additional Instructions

Set Sumatra PDF as Default .pdf reader from Windows Command Processor (cmd.exe):

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -command "& { . .\SFTA.ps1; Set-FTA 'Applications\SumatraPDF.exe' '.pdf' }"

Release History

See CHANGELOG.md

License

Usage is provided under the MIT License.

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