Windows 10: Still can't keep any installed programs as defaults

Hope everyone here is doing well. So I'm on 1903...by choice (using SledgeHammer to disable any updates/upgrades until I want to do it) and I still can't keep any programs I installed as default. I even uninstalled the corresponding apps to see if the program I'm replacing it with will stick but still no avail. Example...I removed MAIL & CALENDAR app and installed Thunderbird and set it as my default mail application...and even went through SET DEFAULTS BY APP to associate everything email related to Thunderbird but as soon as I reboot I get a notification that there was a problem and it resets to...NOTHING...since the stock MAIL & CALENDAR app was removed by me, it just doesn't associate anything email related to no app/program. Same thing happened when I installed Nomacs Image Lounge...I uninstalled the windows PHOTO app and set Nomacs to default and the same thing happened as I described earlier. So now when I double click any image it does not open any program/app to view it. I have to right click and OPEN WITH>... I'm sorry if you note that this been discussed before on other threads but they were old and it showed really no conclusion and I know a lot of us are having the same issue. I'm just hoping someone has found some type for solution. Thank you!

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Lost default photo viewer after profile rebuild

Thanks Brink. I've tried those steps before i started searching Google. After the profile rebuild i don't have the Photo app listed to choose to make it default in either the system settings for default apps or the Open With option.

I can't even find it doing a search. Seems to have been removed somehow with the profile rebuild, which doesn't make sense.

Might be helpful to list what i've done I've done the open with check, the choose default program in the system menu, tried that in device manager default programs also. I've checked the programs and features Turn windows features on/off and it's not listed there (never thought it was but that was a suggestion), searched the MS Store, it's not listed there either.

I don't like playing in the registry unless i have defined steps and haven't found anything for this yet, just the Win7 version like in my OP.

 

Changing Default program in Win 10 home

Hi Alan,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

• As you sure that this program is successfully installed on the PC?
  

If the default protocol that you wish to change is not available in the Settings app, you can use Control Panel to change the default programs in Windows 10.

Follow these steps:

• Press the Windows key + X to get the menu.
  
• Click the ‘Control Panel’ and then click on ‘Default Programs’.
  
• Click on the option saying ‘Set Your Default Programs’.
  

Control Panel will find the installed apps and programs and display the list. You will see the list of installed program in the left pane and the right pane will contain a description of program, along with options that let you set the program as default
for files/protocols it can handle

Select the program that you wish to set as default, and then click on ‘Set this Program as Default’. This will set the program as default for files and protocols it can handle.

Hope this helps.

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Srimadhwa B

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Default programs are not working.

I recently received and update for my Windows 7 system and an automatic update for my Windows 10 system. Since then, default programs have been changed. The programs that were the default programs are no longer in the default program list. (ie. Word,
Excel, Access and a variety of other programs.)

Clicking on Settings, Default Programs and Set Default Programs produces a list of 13 programs. There use to be and should be many more. Why screw with us like this with updates? PR is at an all time low.

I can find no way to add them back into the default list. Therefore, I can not change the default program to my choice. It looks like Edge is used to display most everything. Google.doc also used at times. Both of these programs are of an inferior design
and usability.

Once again, it looks like Microsoft and Bill Gates have struck again. Does anybody have any solutions or suggestions to try?