Set Chrome as default browser

mandiant · Nov 14, 2024 · 5d86ed7 · 5d86ed7
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diff --git a/packages/common.vm/common.vm.nuspec b/packages/common.vm/common.vm.nuspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2015/06/nuspec.xsd">
   <metadata>
     <id>common.vm</id>
-    <version>0.0.0.20241106</version>
+    <version>0.0.0.20241113</version>
     <description>Common libraries for VM-packages</description>
     <authors>Mandiant</authors>
   </metadata>

diff --git a/packages/common.vm/tools/vm.common/vm.common.psm1 b/packages/common.vm/tools/vm.common/vm.common.psm1
@@ -1233,33 +1233,29 @@ function VM-Update-Registry-Value {
     param(
         [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
         [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
-        [string] $name,
+        [string] $path,
 
         [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
         [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
-        [string] $path,
+        [string] $name,
 
         [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
         [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
         [string] $value,
 
         [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
         [ValidateSet("String", "ExpandString", "Binary", "DWord", "QWord", "MultiString", "Unknown")]
-        [string] $type,
-
-        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
-        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
-        [string] $data
+        [string] $type
     )
 
     try {
         # Validate the value based on the type parameter
         if ($type -eq "DWord" -or $type -eq "QWord") {
-            $validatedData = [int64]::Parse($data)
+            $validatedData = [int64]::Parse($value)
         } elseif ($type -eq "Binary") {
-            $validatedData = [byte[]]::new(($data -split '(.{2})' | Where-Object { $_ -match '..' } | ForEach-Object { [convert]::ToByte($_, 16) }))
+            $validatedData = [byte[]]::new(($value -split '(.{2})' | Where-Object { $_ -match '..' } | ForEach-Object { [convert]::ToByte($_, 16) }))
         } else {
-            $validatedData = $data
+            $validatedData = $value
         }
 
         # check if path exists. If not, create the path for the registry value
@@ -1271,7 +1267,7 @@ function VM-Update-Registry-Value {
             VM-Write-Log "WARN" "Registry key already exists: $path"
         }
 
-        Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $value -Value $validatedData -Type $type -Force | Out-Null
+        Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -Value $validatedData -Type $type -Force | Out-Null
         VM-Write-Log "INFO" "$name has been successful"
     } catch {
         VM-Write-Log "ERROR" "Failed to update the registry value. Error: $_"

diff --git a/packages/googlechrome.vm/googlechrome.vm.nuspec b/packages/googlechrome.vm/googlechrome.vm.nuspec
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2015/06/nuspec.xsd">
   <metadata>
     <id>googlechrome.vm</id>
-    <version>0.0.0.20241106</version>
+    <version>0.0.0.20241113</version>
     <authors>Google LLC.</authors>
     <description>Chrome is a popular web browser.</description>
     <dependencies>
-      <dependency id="common.vm" version="0.0.0.20241106" />
-      <dependency id="vcbuildtools.vm" />
+      <dependency id="common.vm" version="0.0.0.20241113" />
+      <dependency id="setdefaultbrowser" />
     </dependencies>
   </metadata>
 </package>
diff --git a/packages/googlechrome.vm/tools/chocolateyinstall.ps1 b/packages/googlechrome.vm/tools/chocolateyinstall.ps1
@@ -66,5 +66,11 @@ ForEach ($hive in @("HKCU:", "HKLM:")) {
     Remove-Item -Path "${hive}\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSEdgeHTM" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 }
 
-# Make Chrome the default for .html files
-VM-Set-Open-With-Association $exePath ".html"
+# Set Chrome to be the default browser
+SetDefaultBrowser "chrome"
+
+# Do not show the "Open with" popup
+VM-Update-Registry-Value -path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" -name "NoNewAppAlert" -value 1 -type "DWord"
+
+# Restart Explorer.exe for registry change to take effect
+Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force