

Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.html and set the default value to ChromeHTML. Now we need to make sure the association between the file extension and file type is correct. (Remove the (x86) part if your Chrome installation is actually in the plain Program Files folder.) "ApplicationCompany"="Google Files Files (x86)\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe\" - \"%1\"" "ApplicationDescription"="Access the Internet" "ApplicationIcon"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe,0"

reg and run it: Windows Registry Editor Version HTML Document"

If yours is missing or doesn't specify an icon, save this as a. The Chrome HTML file type is usually found at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ChromeHTML. HKCU takes precedence, but the assoc and ftype utilities look at HKLM. Interestingly, that branch isn't actually a hive of its own it's put together on the fly by combining the \SOFTWARE\Classes data from HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. File types and assocations are stored in the Registry, under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
