Windows 10: Windows 10 keeps hijacking my "Open with" choice for Office documents

Discus and support Windows 10 keeps hijacking my "Open with" choice for Office documents in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Several months ago I had posted How do I associate Office 2000 as default to open Office documents Solved - Windows 10 Forums about my travails trying... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by asus2016, Nov 19, 2018.

  1. ASUS2016
    asus2016 Win User

    Windows 10 keeps hijacking my "Open with" choice for Office documents


    Several months ago I had posted How do I associate Office 2000 as default to open Office documents Solved - Windows 10 Forums about my travails trying to make my tried/true/trusted/ancient copy of Office 2000 the default app to open files. Yes, I admit that there are people who weren't born when I got that software, who have now graduated high school!

    FileTypesMan - Alternative to 'File Types' manager of Windows from Nirsoft appeared to solve my problems. You can edit any file type and select the default app to open that file type.

    But I'm noticing that at times - haven't exactly pinned down when; maybe it's the big monthly Windows updates - my "open with" preferences will have been reset, to the current-rev version of Microsoft Office. Then I have to go manually reset all the preferences. This is usually when I'm on a deadline, and had a two-minute edit to do to a document, and then I have to (again) tell my system for the umpteenth time to use Office 2000.

    I don't want to remove the current Office from my machine, which would probably solve the problem.

    How can I override Windows reverting the "open with" back to current Office, and respecting my own user preferences?

    :)
     
    asus2016, Nov 19, 2018
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  2. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Nov 19, 2018
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  3. ESMORAX
    esmorax Win User
    Windows 10 Office 365 cannot open files from: recent file list


    Thanks for the tip! I followed all above steps.

    So far I can open files from the Recent files list when I enter Word itself, however I still am unable to open any documents using the Word icon pinned to the taskbar:

    Windows 10 keeps hijacking my "Open with" choice for Office documents [​IMG]



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    esmorax, Nov 19, 2018
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  4. GASOLIN
    gasolin Win User

    Windows 10 keeps hijacking my "Open with" choice for Office documents

    winstore.mobile.exe keep opening by itself in windows 10

    winstore.mobile.exe opens by itself in windows 10 64 bit, how do i delete winstore.mobile.exe or keep it from aut opening and stay minimized in my taskbar?
     
    gasolin, Nov 19, 2018
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