Windows 10: Change Default Application

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  1. BRUCE ANDERSON_966
    BRUCE ANDERSON_966 Win User

    Change Default Application


    How do I change the default application that opens a particular file type?

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    BRUCE ANDERSON_966, Apr 15, 2020
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  2. JERRY8A
    Jerry8A Win User

    Recent (Save Files) - Change Default Settings to OneDrive

    Hello -
    Thanks for the return. Before I undertake changing the Registry, I have a question.
    The steps in my Registry, for my version of Windows 10, were a bit different, but I think I eventually got to the right spot.
    The last step is to change the number of places you want to list in Recent Places. In my case, the default Max Display listed 50 as the number. So, if I were to change that number, how do I know the Save As page will be one of those places? Or, a similar question, will this registry change delete the tab Recent from my Save As page? This is what I would like to happen.
    When I received my computer in Nov. 2016, the Recent tab was not listed in the Save As page. Something caused it to be added over time. Which brings me to this second question. Would there be any benefit in deleting the changed registry listing and reverting back to the default listing? See attachment.
    Jerry
     
    Jerry8A, Apr 15, 2020
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  3. ARVIND RAM
    Arvind Ram Win User
    Change How Folders Open By Default (My laptop keeps using CMD)

    Hi,

    Sorry for the delayed response. I suggest you to set File Explorer as the Default program and check if that helps. To do this, refer the steps given below.

    • Open Control Panel.
    • Search for Default Programs.
    • Go to Default Programs.
    • Look for File Explorer towards the left pane and select it.
    • Set this as default program and apply changes.
    • Check if the issue persists.

    Hope this helps.
     
    Arvind Ram, Apr 15, 2020
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  4. SASIKUMARTHANGAVEL
    SasikumarThangavel Win User

    Change Default Application

    photo viewer default application not able to change

    Hai,

    I have installed Paint.net some time ago. After that my default application change to that program. Whatever I had tried to change it back to the Photo Viewer, nothing is happening.

    After I go to System -> Default applications and change application for Photos, my desktop refresh and that's it. Anything else. Paint.net is still default. I even uninstalled Paint.net, but the situation
    is the same. The only difference is that Paint is not more listed, but "unknown application".

    I tried with right-click on photos and Open with... option, but the result was the same. Desktop refresh, and default app remain the same.

    What I can do to change default Photo viewer?

    SK.
     
    SasikumarThangavel, Apr 15, 2020
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