public/Get-DefaultBrowser.ps1
function Get-DefaultBrowser { <# .SYNOPSIS Returns default browser for current user .DESCRIPTION Returns default browser for current user .PARAMETER (none) .EXAMPLE Get-DefaultBrowser Example return: "Edge" .LINK https://github.com/Skatterbrainz/helium/blob/master/docs/Get-DefaultBrowser.md #> [CmdletBinding()] param() try { if ($PSVersionTable.Platform -eq 'Unix') { throw "Not supported on Linux systems" } $progid = Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\http\UserChoice\' -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'ProgId' if ($progid -eq 'MSEdgeHTM') { 'Edge' } elseif ($progid -like 'BraveHTML*') { 'Brave' } elseif ($progid -like 'ChromeHTML*') { 'Chrome' } elseif ($progid -like 'FirefoxURL*') { 'Firefox' } } catch { Write-Error "$($_.Exception.Message)" } } |