Windows 10: I have a big problem regarding opening files I download using Microsoft programs; the...

I've tried opening a calendar file today and encountered the same issue. Word and Excel files never work either.

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Please give steps to open the paths to Program Files

If you want to open File Explorer to your C: drive without any registry tweaks, you'll need to do so from a shortcut you create.

1. Open File Explorer to This PC.
2. Right-click Winndows (C and select Create Shortcut:
   
   
   
3. Clock OK in the altert dialog:
   
   
   
4. And you'll have a shortcut on your Desktop:
   
   
   

 

downloaded pdf files opening in word

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

To assist you better, I would like to know what it exactly means “i am unable to to
force downloaded files to open in acrobat.” Are you trying to open the files from the browser or saved location.


I suggest you to follow the steps given below and check if it helps.

• Open Control Panel.
• On the Control Panel window, click the
  Programs category.
• Click on Default Program.
• Click on set your default programs.
• From the list of programs in the left of the Set Default Programs window, click to select the program that you want to set as default for the file type of your choice.
  
• Once selected, from the right pane, click the Set this program as default to automatically associate all supported file types with the selected program.
• You can click the Choose defaults for this program option to configure things more granularly.
• From the available list on the Set Program Associations window, check the checkboxes representing the file types that you want the selected program to open by default.
  
• Once you have made the required changes, click
  Save, close the opened Set Default Programs window, and start using your Windows 10 PC with the modified settings.

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

Microsoft to release File Sharing program

Avalanche as it is code-named will be Microsoft's own file-sharing application.

Microsoft unveiled the program at an open house at Cambridge Univeristy in the UK. The project is the company's own take on popular p2p services such as BitTorrent.

While MS's is using a different backend than BitTorrent, they are both used for essentially the same purpose-- the distribute large files between multiple users.

A spokesman for Microsoft said, however, there will be no naughtiness in Avalanche: "It includes strong security to ensure content providers are uniquely identifiable and to prevent unauthorised parties from offering content for download"

Full story can be read here