Functions/GenXdev.Webbrowser/Get-DefaultWebbrowser.ps1
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################################################################################ <# .SYNOPSIS Returns the configured default web browser for the current user. .DESCRIPTION Retrieves information about the system's default web browser, including its name, description, icon path, and executable path by querying the Windows Registry. .EXAMPLE Get-DefaultWebbrowser | Format-List .EXAMPLE $browser = Get-DefaultWebbrowser & $browser.Path https://www.github.com/ .NOTES Requires Windows 10 or later operating system #> function Get-DefaultWebbrowser { [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([System.Collections.Hashtable])] param() begin { # registry paths for browser information $urlAssocPath = "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\" + "UrlAssociations\https\UserChoice" $browserPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Clients\StartMenuInternet" # ensure registry drives are available if (!(Test-Path HKCU:)) { $null = New-PSDrive -Name HKCU -PSProvider Registry ` -Root HKEY_CURRENT_USER } if (!(Test-Path HKLM:)) { $null = New-PSDrive -Name HKLM -PSProvider Registry ` -Root HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE } Write-Verbose "Retrieving default browser URL handler configuration" # get the handler id for https urls from user preferences $urlHandlerId = Get-ItemProperty -Path $urlAssocPath | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ProgId Write-Verbose "URL handler ID: $urlHandlerId" } process { Write-Verbose "Scanning installed browsers in registry" # iterate through all installed browsers foreach ($browser in (Get-ChildItem -Path $browserPath)) { # construct full registry path for current browser $browserRoot = Join-Path $browserPath $browser.PSChildName # check if this browser is the default handler if ((Test-Path "$browserRoot\shell\open\command") -and (Test-Path "$browserRoot\Capabilities\URLAssociations")) { $browserHandler = Get-ItemProperty ` -Path "$browserRoot\Capabilities\URLAssociations" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty https if ($browserHandler -eq $urlHandlerId) { Write-Verbose "Found default browser: $browserRoot" # return browser details return @{ Name = (Get-ItemProperty "$browserRoot\Capabilities" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ApplicationName) Description = (Get-ItemProperty "$browserRoot\Capabilities" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ApplicationDescription) Icon = (Get-ItemProperty "$browserRoot\Capabilities" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ApplicationIcon) Path = (Get-ItemProperty "$browserRoot\shell\open\command" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty "(default)").Trim('"') } } } } } end { } } ################################################################################ |