Windows 10: "Set default programs by app" Not showing all programs

Discus and support "Set default programs by app" Not showing all programs in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hi, I have been trying to set the default app for certain file types and having no luck with slightly obscure/unpopular programs. Notepad++ will not... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by OneDrivePerson, Jul 28, 2020.

  1. "Set default programs by app" Not showing all programs


    Hi,


    I have been trying to set the default app for certain file types and having no luck with slightly obscure/unpopular programs. Notepad++ will not appear when I try to set it for .txt files, and MusicBee will not appear for any music file. This happens when trying to change it via "Choose another app," but also when I go into the control panel and choose the "Set defaults by app" option, neither one even show up. I have noticed that a LOT of my regularly-used programs don't show up on that "Set defaults by app" menu, though these are the only two I have been actively having a hard time with.


    Is there anything that can be done for this for someone who doesn't know what they are doing?

    :)
     
    OneDrivePerson, Jul 28, 2020
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  2. Danpb Win User

    Can't Set Default Program!

    What a real pain this is!!!!!Cannot set existing program as default for Photos. Dropdown list doesn't have that program listed yet it is installed on computer.

    Cannot add .ATN extension and associate a program to open it.

    So I have to pay to get App??? And the App store doesn't even show a FREE Photoshop CS6 app!!!!
     
    Danpb, Jul 28, 2020
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  3. Program I want to set as default will not show up under Default Prog.

    Hello all...

    There have a whole host of this type of question registered in the past. But this one - my case - has thrown me for a loop.

    I've been trying to select Firefox as my default Windows 10 browser program (I used to be able to do it) - but something has happened as a result of the last Windows update that changed everything.

    Now my Default Program window (drop down list) does not show some of the programs I've chosen as Default in the past.

    For example, even though the Default Pograms list for Browser does not show Firefox in the drop down window, I then went into the link below it that shows "Choose Default Apps by File Type."

    While there I changed HTM and HTML to Firefox. Normally, this would result in the program then showing up under default apps - but now it doesn't. I also changed two other settings to Firefox in the "Choose Default Apps by File Type" section, but that doesn't do it either.


    "Set default programs by app" Not showing all programs [​IMG]


    So what occurs now is that whenever I click on a link - let's say it's in an email - it wants to bring up the Edge browser.

    Are there any other areas within Windows 10 where I can make adjustments to ensure that the program(s) I want to set as default - i.e. like in the browser section - will show up in the drop down list?
     
    benherrmann, Jul 28, 2020
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  4. Callender Win User

    "Set default programs by app" Not showing all programs

    Program I want to set as default will not show up under Default Prog.

    Okay so it does


    "Set default programs by app" Not showing all programs [​IMG]



    Control Panel then switch view to small icons.

    Click Default Programs > Associate a file type with a program.
    fFnd file types already associated to whatever your default browser is and change them.


    "Set default programs by app" Not showing all programs [​IMG]

    If FF does not appear in the list choose "More Apps> Look for an app on this PC" the n browse to firefox.exe



    "Set default programs by app" Not showing all programs [​IMG]
     
    Callender, Jul 28, 2020
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