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smutkovski
smutkovski

Reputation: 21

how to open local html file with MS edge

I have local html files that my program produce. How can i open these local html files from command line with MS Edge?

For MS InterbetExplorer I have (working) command like (%f is path to html): 

{pathToExplorerExecutable}"file:///%f"

For MS Edge I found executable in C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe, but when I try same command, that I use for IE, nothing happens.

I also tried command: start microsoft-edge:file///%f still did not work.

Is there any way to open local file in MS Edge from command line?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 4667

Answers (1)

Martin Schneider
Martin Schneider

Reputation: 15388

In case of Edge Browser it is:

start shell:AppsFolder\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge file:///C:/test.html

Where is that Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge value from?

That value is in format [PackageFamilyName]![ApplicationID].
It can be found in the AppManifest.xml of Edge browser or via regitry (if Edge is set as the default webbrowser):

  1. Get default webbrowser from the ProgId value of registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.html\UserChoice
    The value will be AppX4hxtad77fbk3jkkeerkrm0ze94wjf3s9 in case of Edge.

  2. Take that ProgId value to open the following key:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\[ProgId]\Application
    or
    HKEY_USERS\[CurrentUserID]_Classes\[ProgId]\Application
    So in case of Edge, open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppX4hxtad77fbk3jkkeerkrm0ze94wjf3s9\Application.

  3. Read the value of AppUserModelID.

Upvotes: 2

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