Making application default browser on windows 8

Hi all, I'm trying to create an application on windows 8 handling the http/https link clicks.
I found this page https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc144154(v=vs.85).aspx but seems that the solution there is not supported for windows 8.
Is there any other method / reference to do so? Thank you very much.

I read this:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/cc144160%28v=vs.85%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
It seems that the Set Program Access and Computer Defaults (SPAD) still working in windows 8.
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// Version 1.5                                        //
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