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PowerShell SFTA

PowerShell Set File/Protocol Type Association Default Application Windows 10/11

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 Microsoft Edge as Default .pdf reader from Windows Command Processor (cmd.exe):

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

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' }"

Set Sumatra PDF as Default .pdf reader from Windows Command Processor (cmd.exe) (Load Script From GitHub Raw URL):

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -command "& { [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12;Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DanysysTeam/PS-SFTA/master/SFTA.ps1'));Set-FTA 'Applications\SumatraPDF.exe' '.pdf' }"

Release History

See CHANGELOG.md

License

Usage is provided under the MIT License.