KB5121767 Enables Additional UCPD.sys Features on Windows 11 Enterprise
For quite some time, Microsoft did not enable several of the UCPD.sys features described in my previous blog posts on Windows 11 Enterprise. This was […]
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UCPD.sys – UserChoice Protection Driver Part 2
In my previous blog post, I explained the functionality of the UCPD.sys driver when it was at version 2.1. Since then, Microsoft has updated the […]
UserChoiceLatest – Microsoft’s new protection for file type associations
When I wrote the article about UCPD.sys, I had already noticed the references to the UserChoiceLatest registry key, and in earlier versions, even to UserChoicePrevious. […]
UserChoice Protection Driver – UCPD.sys
UPDATE 05.10.2024: Microsoft has updated UCPD.sys multiple times since my initial blog post. The current version is 3.1, and it blocks the following executables from […]
How to run an .exe only once using Windows GPO’s
i dont know why, but until today there is no “execute once” option in Microsoft GPO’s – but this is actually often desired, especially on […]
How to run Visio 2016 and Visio Viewer 2016 on the same Machine and set the filetype associations using Groups
disclaimer this article is not an official Microsoft solution and you must own proper licensing before using it. please consult the licensing conditions for Microsoft […]
GetUserFTA – Display User File Type Associations on Windows 8/10 and Server 2012/2016
ever since i have created SetUserFTA, i missed a command to display the filetypes (extension and ProgId) that are associated for the current user. using […]
SetDefaultBrowser – Set the Default Browser per command line or script
UPDATE 05.03.2024 – SetDefaultBrowser will not be maintained anymore. its functionality will be integrated into SetUserFTA 2.0 ATTENTION: if SetDefaultBrowser does not work anymore after […]
SetUserFTA: UserChoice Hash defeated – Set File Type Associations per User or Group on Windows 8/10/11 and 2012/2016/2019/2022
SetUserFTA has now its own domain: https://setuserfta.com and this page will only remain for historical reasons. SetUserFTA sets User File Type Associations per command line […]
User File Type Association Roaming on Server 2016 with Citrix User Profile Manager
here we go again with an ongoing issue, that most of my customers have after updating their XenApp environments to Server 2016. recently a customer […]