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====== Default Web Browser on Windows 10 ======

===== Description =====
  * The script is pretty simple it opens the Settings App then goes to Default Applications.  Then it sends key-strokes to tab down to the default web browser and tab the correct number of times to select Google Chrome


===== Example Script =====

<file vb default_chrome.vbs>
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WScript.Sleep 10000
' Chrome Default browser for WIN10
WshShell.Run "%windir%\system32\control.exe /name Microsoft.DefaultPrograms /page pageDefaultProgram\pageAdvancedSettings?pszAppName=Google%20Chrome"

' Give Default Programs time to load
WScript.Sleep 3000
' Send keys to set Chrome as default Browser
WshShell.SendKeys "{TAB}"
WshShell.SendKeys "{TAB}"
WshShell.SendKeys "{TAB}"
WshShell.SendKeys "{TAB}"
WshShell.SendKeys "{TAB}"
WshShell.SendKeys " "
WshShell.SendKeys "{TAB}"
WshShell.SendKeys "{TAB}"
WshShell.SendKeys "{TAB}"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys " "
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "%{F4}"
</file>

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