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How do I make a file open with default program?

How do I make a file open with default program?

Change default programs in Windows

  1. Select Start > Settings > Apps > Default apps.
  2. To change the default app, you can do either of the following: Set a default for a file type or link type. In the search bar, enter the file type or link type you want, then select it from the list of results.

How do you change Always use the selected program to open this kind of file?

Click Associate a file type or protocol with a program. Click Change program button. Click the program you’d like to associate with that extension. Click OK. Click Close.

How do I change the default program for a specific extension?

Open the File Types tab. Under Registered file types, scroll down until you find the file extension that you want to change the default program association for. Choose the extension to highlight it. Select Change in the lower section.

How do I get rid of Open with default program?

click the “Start” button and select “Control Panel.” Select “Set Default Programs.” On the left of the screen is a list of all programs installed on your computer. click the “Save” button.

How do you keep a specific file type always open by a specified program?

  1. Open Control Panel.
  2. In Control Panel Home, click Programs, and then click Make a file type always open in a specific program. Or, in the Classic View, open Default Programs and then click Associate a file type or protocol with a program.
  3. Highlight a file type in the list and click Change Program.

How do I clear open with default program?

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  1. click the “Start” button and select “Control Panel.”
  2. Click “Programs,” click “Default Programs”
  3. Select “Set Default Programs.”
  4. On the left of the screen is a list of all programs installed on your computer.
  5. Click the program you want to associate with a particular file type.

How do I undo always open with system viewer?

Right click a downloaded PDF. Uncheck Always open with system viewer….To stop Chrome automatically opening PDF after downloading:

  1. Open Chrome settings.
  2. Scroll to the bottom and click Advanced.
  3. Scroll to the Downloads tab and click Clear next to Open certain file types automatically after downloading.

How do I create a default association for files with no extension?

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  1. Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
  2. Move to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
  3. From the Edit menu select New – Key.
  4. Enter a name of ‘.’ and press Enter (don’t type the quotes)
  5. Select the new ‘.’ key.
  6. Double click the (Default) value.
  7. Change to the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT used to open, e.g. NOTEPAD for the notepad.exe application.
  8. Click OK.

How do I remove the default application of a file type?

Go to Settings.. select Apps and then select Default Apps which is listed on left hand side of the page. Go to the bottom of that page and click on Default Apps by file type. This may take a couple of seconds to populate.

How do I open a file with a specific app?

Tap on the file and hold. Most file managers will open a menu where you can find an option like “Open with“. There, you can choose an app to open the file and make it the default by, in this case, ticking the box to remember this app.

How do I open a file without an extension?

Click on the View menu and go to “Options > Change folder and search options.” This will open the Folder Options window. Now, select the View tab and uncheck the Hide extensions for unknown file types option. Click Apply and then OK.

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