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Monday, September 24, 2018 10:20 PM
Hello,
I was having an issue originally with Office apps where attaching (send as feature) from let’s say Word would generate a message in the subject: Word couldn't send mail because of MAPI Failure: unspecified error.
Outlook 2016 was already configured and set to default under default mail apps. I uninstalled the “Microsoft office desktop apps” from the Apps store (not the legacy program features) and the issue was resolved temporarily...
Until, I used a dism command and generated an xml file which I attached to the GPO which fixed my set my default browser, mail, and PDF app; but seems to have broken the send as attachment from office apps again. Even with the ms office desktop apps removed the issue persists.
How can I fix this globally? My users are desperate to get this working again.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018 11:39 AM
Hi,
I have noticed your question. I am actively doing analysis. I will reply you after completing the analysis.
Best Regards,
Herb Gu
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018 2:41 AM
Hi,
How did you send email from Word to Outlook? Could you please provide the detailed steps for further analysis?
When the issue occurs, please open Control Panel > Default Programs, set the default Email app to Outlook. Then check if you can send mail from Word to Outlook correctly.
If the “mapi failure” issue happens to multiple computers, and it can be fixed after you set the default email app to Outlook on Windows, we can consider to configure the default e-mail client using Group Policy. For detailed settings about it, please refer to:https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2008044/how-to-configure-the-default-e-mail-client-using-group-policy
Best Regards,
Herb Gu
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Thursday, September 27, 2018 2:26 AM
thank you for taking a look at this. I forgot to mention that I already had the default mail app hardened via the DISM command(link and config method in my original post).
the default apps screen screenshot i provided illustrates how the policy takes effect and "by default" sets outlook 2016 as the default mail app for all my users.
Friday, September 28, 2018 3:09 PM
In case I wasn't clear, I attempted to submit the attachment as an email using the send as attachment feature. I provided this in the 3rd screenshot of my original post.
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 6:34 PM
I tried the solution that involves creating the templates and uploading it to the adm store. no go.
any input would be appreciated.
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 7:14 PM
I was able to fix the issue by removing the computer from the OU into the defaults "Computers" OU. I am almost certainly sure that the default association xml file I am using along with the GPO setting to harden the default apps is what is breaking the send as attachment feature within Office apps(word, excel)
Any input would he highly appreciated.
Below is the defaultsassociation.xml file is am using
//
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<DefaultAssociations>
<Association Identifier=".3g2" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".3gp" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".3gp2" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".3gpp" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".aac" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.ADTS" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".ac3" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Groove Music" />
<Association Identifier=".adt" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Groove Music" />
<Association Identifier=".adts" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.ADTS" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".aif" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.AIFF" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".aifc" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.AIFF" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".aiff" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.AIFF" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".amr" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Groove Music" />
<Association Identifier=".arw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".asf" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.ASF" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".asx" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.ASX" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".au" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.AU" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".avi" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".bmp" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".cda" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.CDA" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".cr2" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".crw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".dib" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".ec3" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Groove Music" />
<Association Identifier=".epub" ProgId="AppXvepbp3z66accmsd0x877zbbxjctkpr6t" ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" />
<Association Identifier=".erf" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".flac" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.FLAC" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".gif" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".htm" ProgId="htmlfile" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />
<Association Identifier=".html" ProgId="htmlfile" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />
<Association Identifier=".jfif" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".jpe" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".jpeg" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".jpg" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".jxr" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".kdc" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".m1v" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MPEG" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".m2t" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".m2ts" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".m3u" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.m3u" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".m4a" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.M4A" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".m4r" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Groove Music" />
<Association Identifier=".m4v" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".mid" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MIDI" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".midi" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MIDI" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".MK3D" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MK3D" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".mka" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MKA" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".mkv" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".mod" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".mov" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".MP2" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MP3" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".mp2v" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MPEG" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".mp3" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MP3" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".mp4" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".mp4v" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".mpa" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MPEG" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".MPE" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".mpeg" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".mpg" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".mpv2" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".mrw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".mts" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".nef" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".nrw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".orf" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".oxps" ProgId="Windows.XPSReachViewer" ApplicationName="XPS Viewer" />
<Association Identifier=".pdf" ProgId="AcroExch.Document.DC" ApplicationName="Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" />
<Association Identifier=".pef" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".png" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".raf" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".raw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".rmi" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.MIDI" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".rw2" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".rwl" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".snd" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.AU" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".sr2" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".srw" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".tif" ProgId="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff" ApplicationName="Windows Photo Viewer" />
<Association Identifier=".tiff" ProgId="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff" ApplicationName="Windows Photo Viewer" />
<Association Identifier=".tod" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".TS" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".TTS" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".txt" ProgId="txtfile" ApplicationName="Notepad" />
<Association Identifier=".url" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.URL" ApplicationName="Internet Browser" />
<Association Identifier=".wav" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.WAV" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".wax" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.WAX" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".wdp" ProgId="AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc" ApplicationName="Photos" />
<Association Identifier=".website" ProgId="IE.AssocFile.WEBSITE" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />
<Association Identifier=".wm" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".wma" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.WMA" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".wmv" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".wmx" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.ASX" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".WPL" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.WPL" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".wvx" ProgId="WMP11.AssocFile.WVX" ApplicationName="Windows Media Player" />
<Association Identifier=".xps" ProgId="Windows.XPSReachViewer" ApplicationName="XPS Viewer" />
<Association Identifier=".xvid" ProgId="AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
<Association Identifier=".zpl" ProgId="AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs" ApplicationName="Groove Music" />
<Association Identifier="bingmaps" ProgId="AppXp9gkwccvk6fa6yyfq3tmsk8ws2nprk1p" ApplicationName="Maps" />
<Association Identifier="http" ProgId="IE.HTTP" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />
<Association Identifier="https" ProgId="IE.HTTPS" ApplicationName="Internet Explorer" />
<Association Identifier="mailto" ProgId="Outlook.URL.mailto.15" ApplicationName="Outlook 2016" />
<Association Identifier="mswindowsmusic" ProgId="AppXtggqqtcfspt6ks3fjzyfppwc05yxwtwy" ApplicationName="Groove Music" />
<Association Identifier="mswindowsvideo" ProgId="AppX6w6n4f8xch4s3vzwf3af6bfe88qhxbza" ApplicationName="Movies & TV" />
</DefaultAssociations>
//