Windows 10: how to set default programs in Windows 10

I know it is in the Control panel but I can't find it. How do I set a default web browser? And set default programs for other tasks?

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How to set default programs in Windows 10

How do I set Maple as a default programme when it does not appear in the list of programmes, even though its .exe file appears under Program Files in the directories Maple15 and Maple16.

Failing that how do I set a default programme for .mw files when this extension does not appear in the list, even thought it is a valid extension for Maple programmes.

 

How to set default programs in Windows 10

Hello,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We regret the inconvenience caused and will assist you in resolving the issue.



From your description, I understand that you want to know how to add programs to the default list in Windows 10.



Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

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  Did you try adding programs to the default list?
  
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  If yes, did you get any error code/error message while adding the programs?
  

Two conditions must be met for a program to appear in the default list:

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  The program must have registered itself as being capable of handling at least one file type.
  
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  At least one or the other program must have registered itself of being capable of handling at least one of those same file type(s).
  

Method 1: Follow the steps below to set the default programs and check if the issue is resolved.

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  Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type
  Default programs and select the top most search result.
  
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  Click on Set your Default programs and select the programs listed in the left side panel of the window to set defaults.
  
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  Follow the on-screen instructions.
  
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  Close the window after setting the programs and check if the changes are effective.
  

Method 2: If the issue persists, follow the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

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  Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type
  Default programs and select the top most search result.
  
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  Click on Associate a file type or protocol with a program option from the window.
  
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  Click on the file type or protocol that you want to change and click on
  Change program.
  
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  Follow the on-screen instructions.
  
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  Close the window after setting the programs defaults and check if the changes are effective.
  

Write to us with the answers to the above questions and the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.

 

Windows 10 program default settings

Can anyone please assist with how to correctly register a custom email program in Windows 10?

The custom program works perfectly in Windows 10, but I am unable to get the program recognized as mailto: or the default Mail Client so as be able to stop Outlook coming up (eg when a mail link is clicked in a browser). The program works perfectly in Windows
7 and the registry settings for Windows 7 work with respect to both default Mail Client and mailto:, but not in Windows 10.

What are the additional registry settings required in Windows 10 to get my program:

1 recognized as a mail program so I can set it as the default (the Protocol settings that work in Windows 7 registry seem to be ignored) - it doesn't even come up in the mail client options (any of the lists), and there is no option to select a mail client
other than from the Store or the ones Microsoft wants everyone to use

2 able to be set as the default mailto: client - it doesn't even come up in the list of all apps to select from to be able to set it as a default manually by program - although it DOES appear correctly in the list of programs accessible from the All Apps
list from the start menu

Before anyone points me to the 500 search links I have already looked at ad nauseam that suggest setting these defaults manually - I can't. The app does not come up in the list of apps (any of the options) from which defaults can be set even though it
is correctly registered as an installed app from the start menu, nor is there a file-type I can click on in Explorer to get at the defaults that way. Nor does changing any of the registry settings as used in Windows 7 make any difference, and ALL of the
links I have searched for come up with registry settings for pre-Windows 10, not Windows 10, even though I specify Windows 10 in my searches......

I have even tried using Advanced Installer to install the program to see if that made any difference with registering - it doesn't.

If someone can point me to where Microsoft is hiding the actual Windows 10 registry specifications for mail clients that actually work it would be very much appreciated?

Thanks