Open Office files in client application in Sharepoint Search

Is there a way to have all users of a SharePoint farm open Office documents that show up as search results in our Enterprise Search Center within their client applications and not in the Office Web Apps?
I know i can do this manually for me from the Search Result page > Preferences. But is there a way to do this
automatically for every user? Couldn't find it on the internet.
Thanks in advance!!

Hi Simon,
According to your description, my understanding is that you want to open office documents in client application in SharePoint Search results.
In order to open search results in the client application, you had to alter the Item_CommonItem_Body.html search results display template.
More detailed information:
http://richardstk.com/2013/10/25/open-sharepoint-2013-search-results-in-the-client-application/
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