Windows 10: I can’t change the standard app for docx files. How do I fix this?

Whenever I try to open docx files they automatically try to open in notepad instead of Word; I can select to manually open it with Word or similar each time instead but I can’t select it as a standard app in settings, as the type of files doesn’t even show up in the available file types at all. Does anyone have any solutions? All my programs are updated accordingly. Thanks so much. :

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File extension *.docx

I already did all the steps you suggested but MS Office 2013 ignored my change and defaulted to *.docx. Is there some other solution?

 

comments and tags in docx files don't display in explorer file folders

Hi Charles,

We would need more information regarding your concern about the description of your .docx files. To better assist you with your concern, kindly answer the following questions:

• Have you always experienced this issue with .docx files?
  
• Were you able to add some description on your .docx files? If yes, what were the steps that you took in adding descriptions to your .docx files?
• Is this issue only happening with .docx files?

We look forward to your response.

 

Microsoft Wordpad Missing Docx Save Type

Hi Mark,

Updated WordPad versions cannot save files in .doc or .docx format anymore, unlike the previous versions. For us to convert the .txt file to .docx format, we suggest that you follow these steps:

• Right-click on the .txt file. Select Open with, and then click on
  Choose another app.
• How do you want to open this file? window will pop up. If you can't see the
  Word app from the list of options, click on More apps, and the select
  Word.
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• The document will now open in Word app. Click on File tab.
• On the left pane, select Save As.
• On the right pane, select Word Document (*.docx) from the drop down box.
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• Click on Save button.

Let us know if the steps above helped you to resolve your concern.