Windows 10: PDF files and Microsoft Edge Issue

Hi All,
Normally you can associate a file type with any app that works with that type of file. I have always changed a file type of a app when I do a clean install of Windows or install a different app. I recently installed Perfect PDF 9 Editor so I could read and edit any PDF file. I set the default app to Perfect PDF 9 and all seemed well. I right-click on a PDF file and select open with Perfect PDF 9 and check the box to open always. When it opened a popup came up and asked if I wanted to make Perfect PDF 9 my default. I clicked yes and all seemed fine. closed that PDF file and opened another and get same popup. I go to app default settings and Edge is set to open a PDF. I have tried a lot of google instructions on how to set the PDF file to associate to Perfect PDF 9 but every time Windows resets it back to Edge.
I have even went into edge and set the site permissions to externally but nothing will stop Windows from resetting it back to Edge.So for days now I have to always right-click a pdf and open with Perfect PDF or if I forget it will open in Edge.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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microsoft print to pdf files will not open after saving

We suggest that you save the PDF files on your device and check if the issue persists. You may also want to associate the PDF files to Microsoft Edge as the default program to make sure that you have a default application that will open all of your PDF files.
Here are the steps:

• Search for Default Programs.
• Go to Associate a file type or protocol with a program.
• Select the .pdf file type and then click the Change program button on the upper right of the
  Set Associations window.
• Choose Microsoft Edge and then click OK.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Microsoft Edge keeps taking over PDF file open/association

Every few days the file association for PDFs on my Windows 10 machine switches to Microsoft Edge.

I then right click on a PDF, choose "Open With -> Choose Another App", select Acrobat from the list, and check "Always use this app to open .PDF files".

Then for a few days it sticks, but always winds up going back to Microsoft Edge. I haven't figured out a pattern to suggest when/why this happens. It just does and is very annoying.

Does anyone have an idea of why this happens or how to permanently fix it?

 

Microsoft Edge is not the default for PDF files

Hi Lawrence,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience caused to you. We will help you to resolve the issue.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to change Microsoft edge as a default file type for .PDF files and check if it helps.

1. Click on
Start Menu > Settings > System >
Default Apps.

2. Scroll down and select ‘Choose default Apps by file type‘.

3. Scroll down and look for.pdfon the left side, click on ‘Microsoft Edge‘ to select, once ‘Choose
an app’ popup opens, select the application you want to set as default to open PDF file type, done.

Hope this information is helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.