Windows 10: Is there a way to disable "how do you want to open this file?" msg?

Hi there,

whenever I install a new program, Windows now asks me, whether I want to use the current program I already have or the new program to open a supported filetype.





Since I'm quite certain that I know if and when I want to change the program I use, I find the "how do you want to open this file?" prompt just plain annoying. Is there any way to disable it completely?

Strangely enough I couldn't google the answer...

TIA


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How to disable this stupid "how do you want to open this file"??? INSANE.

they want to push through our throats the windows 10 apps. Really NO NEED for this.

No other windows asked us such a stupid thing.

 

How to disable this stupid "how do you want to open this file"??? INSANE.

That's a NO for you my friend. It displays this thing for JPGs and MP3 files!!!

It is there just for pushing those useless apps from microsoft.

Please report this to the engineers to erase this from Windows.

 

Hello SoWhy, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

This may be able to help turn that off.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4...dows-10-a.html

UPDATE: Nope. It doesn't help.

 

Thanks for the quick reply. I found the Registry method when googling but the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer no longer exists. The Group Policy option was new to me though.

Apparently the text of the prompt has been changed from "How do you want to open this type of file from now on?" to "how do you want to open this file?" at some point, which was the reason I couldn't find the thread. For everyone else as confused as me: The group policy edit works!

 

I have a thread about this, too.

So does that tutorial cover this situation, too? I ask because the tutorial says that it gets rid of the dialog box that appears if you click on the actual notification itself, not opening a file that has a default program. So will following the tutorial cover this situation, too?

 

Great news.

Yep, the registry keys are not there by default. You would need to add them either using the .reg downloads or Group Policy. *Smile

 

Same here. The registry edit did not work, but the Group Policy fix seems to have done the job. Thanks for the tip!!

UPDATE: apparently, I was a little hasty in saying that the Group Policy change worked. I'm still getting the notification in many cases.

 

Alex, just curious...did you try creating the keys when you attempted it? Or did you just see that they didn't exist and not mess with it?

 

I downloaded the "Disable_New_App_Installed_Notification.reg" file and ran it. I assume that made the necessary registry change as I do have that value in the registry.

 

So to be clear, neither the Group Policy nor the registry fix worked for you to solve this problem?

I have not tested this yet (and won't for a few days), but I am trying to see what other people are experiencing right now because this is a huge issue in a work environment where we don't want users getting this dialog box.

 

Confirmed: the tutorial doesn't work.

Any other ideas?

 

That is correct. Neither 'fix' worked in my case, and I did double-check both to make sure that the changes 'stuck'.

Whoops. See now that you confirmed it yourself.

 

Anyone gets this solved in win10? I have the same issue *Sad

 

Some programs do not seem to get informed when I choose a default to open certain file types. So PIE Studio and Telegram do not remember that I use MPC-HC for mov files and ask every time, whether I tick "Always use this app" or not. I haven't found a solution and don't know whether it's the program's fault or Win10.