Install Firefox as default browser, Pin to Start Menu & Taskbar, and Install uBlock Origin [W11]

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squally2k47

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Download Firefox and install through post-setup tab with parameter /S

Go to registry tab and add firefox.reg (look inside the file to see what it does)
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Disable Firefox first run page
;Disable Firefox post-update "What's new" page
;Disable Firefox feature to save webpages to Pocket
;Disable Firefox Telemetry
;Prevent Firefox from running studies
;Disable Firefox creation of default bookmarks
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox]
"OverrideFirstRunPage"=""
"OverridePostUpdatePage"=""
"DisablePocket"=dword:00000001
"DisableTelemetry"=dword:00000001
"DisableFirefoxStudies"=dword:00000001
"NoDefaultBookmarks"=dword:00000001

;Disable Sponsored Top Sites in Firefox Home
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\FirefoxHome]
"SponsoredTopSites"=dword:00000000

;Install uBlock Origin in Firefox
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\Install]
"1"="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/ublock-origin/latest.xpi"

;Pin Firefox, Settings & File Explorer to Start Menu
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Start]
"ConfigureStartPins"="{\"pinnedList\":[{\"desktopAppId\":\"308046B0AF4A39CB\"},{\"packagedAppId\":\"windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy!microsoft.windows.immersivecontrolpanel\"},{\"desktopAppId\":\"Microsoft.Windows.Explorer\"}]}"

  • Go to image tab → Right click mounted image → Explore mount directory:
  • Put LayoutModification.xml inside Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell (this will leave only file explorer and firefox pinned in taskbar)
  • Put OEMDefaultAssociations.xml inside Windows\System32 (this will put firefox as default browser)
  • Close mount directory
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LayoutModificationTemplate xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification" xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout" xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout" xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout" Version="1"> <CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection PinListPlacement="Replace"> <defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout> <taskbar:TaskbarPinList> <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationID="Microsoft.Windows.Explorer" /> <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationID="308046B0AF4A39CB" /> </taskbar:TaskbarPinList> </defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout> </CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection> </LayoutModificationTemplate>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<DefaultAssociations>
<Association Identifier=".htm" ProgId="FirefoxHTML-308046B0AF4A39CB" ApplicationName="Firefox" />
<Association Identifier=".html" ProgId="FirefoxHTML-308046B0AF4A39CB" ApplicationName="Firefox" />
<Association Identifier="http" ProgId="FirefoxURL-308046B0AF4A39CB" ApplicationName="Firefox" />
<Association Identifier="https" ProgId="FirefoxURL-308046B0AF4A39CB" ApplicationName="Firefox" />
</DefaultAssociations>
 

Attachments

  • OEMDefaultAssociations.xml
    491 bytes
  • firefox.reg
    2.5 KB
  • LayoutModification.xml
    806 bytes
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1 Have you tried installing ublock from a previously downloaded/local source file?
2 Have you imported a ublock backed up setting file?
 
I wanted to point out that:
1) no problem for the "LayoutModification.xml" file;
2) while for the "OEMDefaultAssociations.xml" file, this will replace/cancel any previous association previously set by the user (e.g.: Association Identifier=".pdf" perhaps set with Adobe Acrobat Reader or similar). Better in my opinion to selectively append the new parameters to the existing OEMDefaultAssociations.xml
 
clarensio said:
I wanted to point out that:
1) no problem for the "LayoutModification.xml" file;
2) while for the "OEMDefaultAssociations.xml" file, this will replace/cancel any previous association previously set by the user (e.g.: Association Identifier=".pdf" perhaps set with Adobe Acrobat Reader or similar). Better in my opinion to selectively append the new parameters to the existing OEMDefaultAssociations.xml
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modified OEMDefaultAssociations.xml to avoid setting unnecessary associations, thanks!
 
squally2k47 said:
modified OEMDefaultAssociations.xml to avoid setting unnecessary associations, thanks!
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Despite the "cleaning" carried out in your new file, I continue to repeat that "replacing" your file with the existing one (Windows default standard) inevitably involves the "loss" of any associations previously saved/set by the user.

The new entries (set in your file) must be selectively added and/or modified in the original default file via a suitable script that adds (to the original) the missing entries and modifies (in the original) the already existing entries with those modified from your file.
 
crypticus said:
ublock? install adguard, its the only one that can truly fight google/youtube ads.
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you can install adguard with:
Code: 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\Install]
"1"="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/adguard-adblocker/latest.xpi"
 
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