Windows 8.1 default browser GPO ignored?

are you talking about the domain functionality level or about the RSAT tool version?
Actually I'm using Samba 4.1 domain controller that is set as 2008r2 Active Directory Functional Level.
All the Administrative Templates have been imported from a windows 8.1 pro machine and the RSAT is an updated one for 8.1.
What I see is that after selecting manually the browser of choiche in the registry under the
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\https\UserChoiche
another value "Hash" appears and its different from user to user (eg: qHviEK7VxUs= )
Would you suggest to try applying the same registry values in a Local Policy instead of a Domain one to see if it's working?

Hi spiceheads,I've set up a GPO to force the default browser choice for my users using the registry settings found on this topic http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/464572-how-to-set-google-chrome-as-the-default-browser-in-grou...Now, the GPO is correctly set as the desiredregistry values for "ProgId"are thereTextHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\httpTextHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\httpsbut my users always get the windows 8.1prompt to select the preferred browserOn Windows 7 it's working fine.. is there anything else I can do to enforce my policy on windows 8.1 machines?Googling aroung I fonud this page where it's stated that there's a default policy from Microsoft that makes not possible to force a default browser......
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