Windows 10: How do I change a default app?

Discus and support How do I change a default app? in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I accidentally did the default of .jar files as "Notepad", when I don't want any default app. How do I set it to no default at all? [ATTACH] When I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Zoey 0524, Sep 17, 2019.

  1. Zoey 0524 Win User

    How do I change a default app?


    I accidentally did the default of .jar files as "Notepad", when I don't want any default app. How do I set it to no default at all?

    How do I change a default app? 8e8a6b53-0c22-42a7-bd3c-e6cf81cdbff7?upload=true.png

    When I click on it, this shows: How do I change a default app? f8c3df2c-6287-4735-b82d-7abd64642b40?upload=true.png

    And when I click "Look for an app in the Store", it doesn't show an option to set no default. Is there a way to have no default app? Thank you

    :)
     
    Zoey 0524, Sep 17, 2019
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  2. 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.
     
    RodrigoDrt, Sep 17, 2019
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  3. Windows 10 1803 default app change bug

    When right clicking a file and going to "Open With", no matter what file it is, I can't change its default. The box is checked, and the app doesn't change.

    This is also true of right clicking and going to "Properties". When I click change, the default doesn't change.

    This is happening to me on 3 computers now. Steps to reproduce? I could probably do it by:

    Installing Windows 8.1, and upgrading to 10 with the media creation tool.

    This does not happen with a fresh install from a USB with Windows 10.

    Don't tell me to go to "Settings" and change the defaults. The file type list is horrible, and some of my file types are not listed. The registry is not an option on multiple PCs as it is not just one file type. It is ALL file types. No matter what one I
    try, it's always the same result.

    Are there any suggestions? I know how to navigate computer, so please do not suggest that I need to go to Settings

    > Apps > Default Apps. These options are far from optimized, and they don't have what I need. There isn't even an option to browse for an app to select defaults for when the app doesn't show up in the list.

    A quick fix would be nice. Even a simple item in the registry? I could potentially have this problem on all 75 computers in this building as they all started at 8.1 before going to 10. I can't reinstall Windows on every machine. That's ridiculous.
     
    Abraham Hadley, Sep 17, 2019
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  4. How do I change a default app?

    Windows10 Keeps Changing my Default Apps

    Hi Carol,

    There is a certain option in Settings where you can change the default apps for a specific file type. For example, your .psd file can be opened by a certain app as a default while the other file types can be opened by a different app. You can manually change
    it by following these steps:

    • Press Windows key + I.
    • Select Apps, and then Default apps.
    • Select Choose default apps by file type.
    • From there, scroll down to the file type that you want to change the default app.

    Feel free to contact us if you need assistance with Windows.
     
    Dennis Mop, Sep 17, 2019
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