124-Turn off Internet File Association service

Computer/User Node :

   MACHINE

Policy Path :

   Administrative Templates\System\Internet Communication Management\Internet Communication settings

Supported on :

   At least Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003 family

Help/Explain Text :

   Specifies whether to use the Microsoft Web service for finding an application to open a file with an unhandled file association. When a user opens a file that has an extension that is not associated with any applications on the machine, the user is given the choice to choose a local application or use the Web service to find an application. If you enable this setting, the link and the dialog for using the Web service to open an unhandled file association are removed. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the user will be allowed to use the Web service.

Registry Settings :

  HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer!NoInternetOpenWith