Windows 10: Can't change "Default apps" anymore!

Since a time ago I can't change the default apps from Start > Settings > System > Default apps





Is there a fix for this bug?

:)

 

" SOFTWARE UPDATE FAILED "

SO HERE'S THE LINK TO THAT PIC

http://i26.tinypic.com/2ihbdco.jpg

CAN U PLZ CHECK IT ACTUALLY I HAVE USED THE NOKIA SOFTWARE UPDATER B4 ... BUT I DONT KNW WHY I M GETTING THIS ERROR NOW

 

" SOFTWARE UPDATE FAILED "

i have installed windows xp sp2

previously i was using windows media center i thought i might b facing this probs due to that but then i changed it to windows xp ! n moreover i have also shown to nokia service center executives but they were not having the latest updates available ......
my pc suite is showing that new update version of firmware is available but i cudnt download it

oh gawd wat to do ?

i tried in another pc then again i got an error u need to have minimum 256 ram

please cant it b rectified ? there must b any solution to this probs please help me guyz

god bless all of u thanx

 

Which app do you want to change or set as default ?

 

Meanwhile, if this problem is NOT too long ago, and if you do remember a date you did not have this problem, please do a system restore.
Pick a date when you did NOT have this problem as your restore point.
System Restore Windows 10

 

All of them... I choose another app but doesn't change it.
In my other PC's I don't have this problem.

 

This may not solve all your problems.
In Windows Vista and Windows 7, we have this method to set default programs.........
You can still use it in Windows 10.

Right click at Start button > click Control Panel > top right, click View by: > select small or large > click Default Programs > click set your default programs > wait for loading > left side, click at the program you want to set as default > right side, click Set this program as default > click OK when done.

 

From Windows 10 menu I have a similar option (Choose default apps by file type)... and it works.





What I would like to know is how to fix the bug from "Default apps" main menu.
Thank you for your help.

 

Suggestion only :

System file check to look for corrupt files. It will try to do repair if any found...................
Right click at Start button > click Command Prompt (Admin) > at the flashing prompt, copy/paste this.......
sfc /scannow

> press Enter.
It will take quite sometime.
When finished, it will give you one of the 3 reports...............(paraphrasing)
1. No integrity violation.
2. Found corrupt files and repair successful.
3. Found corrupt files but unable to repair.

If the report is #1, your solution lies elsewhere.
If the report is #2, check if your problems have been resolved.
If the report is #3, use this method listed below................
In the same Command Prompt (Admin) windows, copy and paste this command...........

dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

> press Enter.
Again it will take some time.
When finished, it will give you a report.

 

I tried sfc & dism commands... no problems found.
I'll wait for the Windows 10 Anniversary Update and I'll install the ISO.

 

Would you care to download 10586 ISO and do a Repair Install ?

Tech Bench link for Windows 10, 10586 iso file
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...brrWLRbagYCa0w

After iso is downloaded, right click at it > click Mount > click Setup.exe.
Installation will begin.
No product key is required.
Activation will be automatic.

 

For that reason I'll wait for the Windows 10 Anniversary Update that surely will come integrated into a Windows 10 ISO.

 

I have the same issue, started a few days ago. In control panel set associations, I see many "unknown application" listings for current default, even for extensions like .xlsm, a macro enabled Excel worksheet. When I try and change, I get a "would you like to go to the apps store?" prompt. What is this besides ridiculous. What has MS done?

 

Hi, just a little clarification... first this is what I see as an example:



Now if Irfanview was not installed, I guess I'd see the same as you.

So have you tried clicking on More Apps?
- is that visible to you?
- if not, sthg is broken

(my xlsm is already associated so I'm not using that here)

For other unassociated extensions, do you ever get something listed where Irfanview is shown?

In general MS's idea is - of course- to prompt you
a. to go to the store which delivers programs which should be clean and compatible, and retained if yuo do a Refresh (others aren't).
b. possibly buy an app/program (commercial incentive)
c. potentially make it easier (??) to find what you need.

Otherwise you'd have to go looking in the traditional way.
I understand this is how a well-known competitor does it - via their equivalent of the store.

 

That was an egregious example, something systemic seems to be wrong as this list of "apps" doesn't even include Excel. Other office tools are there, PowerPoint, Word, etc. but no Excel.