Windows 10: Add custom program to Default apps

Hi,

I want to select a custom program as my music player, photo viewer and video player in the settings. Its a standalone .exe file. I know I can change it for a single file type using right click -> open with, but it would be easier if I could register the program to appear in the dropdown menu in the Default apps screen in the settings app, since I am too lazy to set all the file types manually. I've tried registering it in the registry, but it didn't work. How do I register it?

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Can I customize the list of suggest apps in the "Open with" menu?

You can't use it to add additional programs, only to set default programs.

Interestingly for me it shows nothing for text files:








Then if I want to add a portable app like Jarte Plus to open with context menu windows doesn't like it.





It's not present and is near impossible to add even via "look for an app on this PC"

OpenWithAdd to the rescue:




Result:

 

How to add programs to the Default Apps list?

Hi, this is not so easy - the question has been asked before, if you care to search tenforums.
One example illustrating some of the keys involved:

How to add my own program to the list of Default programs?

Another angle:
Cannot change default program

See too this extended discussion
Add a program to the list of Default Programs? Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums

Default Programs Editor (free) - mentioned in above:

 

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.