Windows 10: How to reset what Windows 10 chooses to open an app or file with?

Discus and support How to reset what Windows 10 chooses to open an app or file with? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I was messing around with some mods in a game and I messed up a default .cfg but saying to always open with edge, now my game is messed up and it will... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Ahardreboot, Apr 11, 2020.

  1. How to reset what Windows 10 chooses to open an app or file with?


    I was messing around with some mods in a game and I messed up a default .cfg but saying to always open with edge, now my game is messed up and it will only let me set it to something else, I want to just reset it before I messed around it with

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    /u/Ahardreboot, Apr 11, 2020
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  2. 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, Apr 11, 2020
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  3. Brink Win User
    Mail app will not open on 10041.

    Hello Adam,

    This is the suggested solution below if you haven't already tried it. How to reset what Windows 10 chooses to open an app or file with? :)

    In this Windows 10 build 10041, the Mail, Calendar, and People apps may be broken due to a licensing issue with the Store Beta. To get these apps working again, you need to follow these steps:

    • Open powershell as administrator
    • Run the command Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –like “*windowscommunicationsapps*”} | remove-appxprovisionedpackage –online
    • Re-install Mail, People and Calendar from the Store (green tile)
     
    Brink, Apr 11, 2020
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  4. How to reset what Windows 10 chooses to open an app or file with?

    Non-Store Default Apps for a file protocol in windows 10

    Hi Ajo,

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

    I suggest you to follow the below steps.

    1) Right click on the file and select choose another app to open. It will display the list of apps to open.

    2) If the app is not listed then select more apps and check if you can find it.

    Let us know the status of the issue.

    Thanks.
     
    Anil Madishetty, Apr 11, 2020
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