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Windows 10 also comes with the option of “Look for an app in the Store”, which will launch Microsoft Store (previously known as Windows Store) to search for apps that can handle the file extension.

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If the program that want to used as the default program does not found, click Browse or Look for another app on this PC (in Windows 10) to select an executable file manually.

You can click or tap on More apps to view more programs installed on the PC. If you want to change to another application, choose one under Other options or Featured in Windows 10. The program listed “Keep using this app” is the current default associated with the file extension.

Windows 10 pops up How do you want to open this file? instead. However, there is more detected programs in the section of Other Programs, which can be expanded to select by clicking on Down Arrow at the end of the separator line.

By default, Recommended Programs is automatically expanded. Choose a program to open the kind of file from the list of programs available. If your preferred app is not listed, Choose Default Program or Choose another app (in Windows 10) to view more listing.

Point to Open With on right click context menu, and then select an app that you want to assign as its default app handler.

Note that this method works if only several programs have been used to open and run the particular kind of file type extension previously, or Windows has the register that knows what file types programs could handle. Method 2: Change File Type Association Directly On The Fly Windows 10 also comes with the option of “Look for an app in the Store”, which will launch Microsoft Store (previously known as Windows Store) to search for apps that able to handle the file extension. If the program that you want to use as the default program does not found, click Look for another app on this PC to select an executable file manually. If you want to change to another application, choose one under “Other options” or “Featured in Windows 10”. In Windows 10, the program listed “Keep using this app” is the current default associated with the file extension. If the program that you want to use as the default program does not found, click Browse to select an executable file manually.

In non-Windows 10 OS, an Open With window will appear.

In the General tab, click on Change button.

Select Properties on right click context menu.

Right click on a file with the type or extension that want to change its associated application program.

Method 1: Change File Type Association Directly from the File Properties Windows 10 users must explicitly configure and set a program to be the default app in order to change the default app settings. In addition, in Windows 10, application no longer able to ‘steal’ file type association to become default programs for certain protocols or file types during installation or from in-app. For user who wants to change default app association for particular type of files so that it can be opened or ran using other program that doesn’t register its supported file types association automatically, or to revert and restore file association which has been hijacked by newly installed program, changing the default app, file type or extension association can be done manually. The GUI and process for changing default apps for file types change again with the arrival of Windows 10. jpg with Windows Photo Gallery or Photos app and HTTP Protocol with Internet Explorer or Edge web browser, depending on the version of Windows OS you’re using.īeginning from Windows Vista, things regarding file associations have changed considerably from Windows XP, with noticeably missing File Types tab in Folder Options dialog. By default, most file extensions or file types are been associated with various Windows built-in apps, tools and utilities.

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In Windows operating system, such as Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista, file type or file extension associations determine what’s the next course of action (specifically what application program been used to open a file or document, or what command to run) when user double clicks on the file or shortcut icon.