Windows 10: Open with Chrome menu option questions

Today I noticed that when I use the Open with menu for .docx files, Google Chrome is there as an option.
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Just to test it, I chose Chrome to open a .docx file and what happened? It "downloaded" (copied) the file to the Downloads default folder!

I thought it would perhaps open the file via Google Docs inside a browser window, but it didn't.

My first question: is there a .docx-Google Docs-Chrome association that may be lost or corrupted somehow?

Second question: it there is no such association as above, how the heck did Chrome went to the Open with menu for .docx files?

Third: that menu option was created by Chrome or by Windows?

I know I can remove that option from the Open with menu by editing the Registry. But I can't help but wondering why such surprising strange stuff keep happening.now and then in Windows.

TIA.

Windows 10 Pro 20H2 19042.662

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Open with Chrome menu option questions

Odd- I have Chrome installed, but not listed for docx. However, 7-zip is- which seems strange. Never noticed that before.

This free program makes changing that easy:

 

Open with Chrome menu option questions

It would be interesting to know why these programs are added to the Open With list, but that's different to them being associated with that file type. And indeed, why is Firefox there...

Actually if you look at the registry it can get even more puzzling:




And here's another program you might use to clean this up:
How to Remove Apps from the "Open With" List in Windows - Make Tech Easier
- Openwithview

 

Open with Chrome menu option questions

Today I noticed that when I use the Open with menu for .docx files, Google Chrome is there as an option.
▼





Just to test it, I chose Chrome to open a .docx file and what happened? It "downloaded" (copied) the file to the Downloads default folder!

I thought it would perhaps open the file via Google Docs inside a browser window, but it didn't.

My first question: is there a .docx-Google Docs-Chrome association that may be lost or corrupted somehow?

Second question: if there is no such association as above, how the heck did Chrome went to the Open with menu for .docx files?

Third: that menu option was created by Chrome or by Windows?

I know I can remove that option from the Open with menu by editing the Registry. But I can't help but wondering why such surprising strange stuff keep happening now and then in Windows.

TIA.

Windows 10 Pro 20H2 19042.662