Windows 10: Need to know if changing my default app install to a drive that used to be set up for it...

So i have recently fresh started (when you delete all programs and apps on the windows drive and reinstall windows, its a feature) and my d drive is not set up for apps anymore, according to windows. i set it, and it tells me itll delete all apps on the drive. does that mean itll uninstall programs too or just ms store apps? also i accidentally clicked yes and it gave me an error saying it cant do it with the error code 0x80004004.

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Set Default Hard Drive

There are Apps that will move installed programs and change the registry pointers for that program too.

You can also change the default download location in windows. I found that not all programs like to download on D: drive

My personal choice is the set download location during install process.

And if worse comes to worse you can always use a symbolic command like the mklink command.

 

Cannot change the default apps by using control panel

Original Title: Cannot change default apps.

As said, I cannot change the default apps by using control panel > ... > Default Apps tab.

I cannot change any of the default programs. I use paint.net to edit/view photos and I cannot set it to the default program even though it is on the list, it does not change and i'm stuck with the default photo viewer. This happens with any other app actually,
I cannot change the default music player there, nor browser or anything.

I followed these steps as suggest by a microsoft engineer, post 2, and later on, no avail.

Can't change default apps in Windows 10

I refuse to use work arounds, I'd like a proper solution is possible, thank you.

 

How to change default app for file type

'Open With > Choose another app' has three step, in the first it only offers apps registered for that file type. If you click 'More apps' it lists all registered apps regardless of suitability. Both these steps have the tick-box for 'Always use...' in my 18363.752. The third step, if needed, is 'Look for another app on this PC'. The 'Always use...' must be ticked before taking this step if you want the change to stick. However, WMP appears at the second step.

For a quick look at a JPG almost anything (including WMP) is more practical than Photos which on my system takes more than ten seconds just to open a photo. The OP is probably not aware that the Windows Photo Viewer is still available in W10, but hidden away. That's my default viewer for JPG.


Restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10

And, once enabled, is available in Settings > Apps > Default apps.