Windows 10: Set Default App By File Type

Discus and support Set Default App By File Type in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I have some music files, a .mid, .sib and .mxlThe .mid is predefined by Win 10 as a "Windows Media Player" ???????. I cant change it as the only two... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by My M365, Jul 27, 2024.

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    I have some music files, a .mid, .sib and .mxlThe .mid is predefined by Win 10 as a "Windows Media Player" ???????. I cant change it as the only two options are 1 Windows Media Player and 2 "Look For an App in the Windows Store" ????Ya, I already have a very expensive music notation software program installed and those are my two options????There doesn't seem to be a way intuitively to choose the correct program. Even other extensions you can choose from explorer, but that's so 1990. There's already a long list of programs available in Apps, why cant we just have that listed and choo

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