Windows 10: Stop Windows 10 from change the PDF viewer and other defaults

I am sick and tired of having to reset every 15-30 mins the default viewer for PDF files. I DO NOT LIKE Edge for viewing them.


I have followed all the usual stuff on setting defaults and nothing works. Why does Microsoft insist on setting defaults over and above the customers own needs? We license this software from you so we should have control.


I DO NOT use or like Edge. Chrome does more for me and is cross platform syncing so I wish to remove this pile of junk from my machine or stop it completely from changing my defaults every 15 mins.


I see that there is a file called AppxManifest.xml that contains the PDF details. I cannot edit this file to remove that association.

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Edge keeps replacing Adobe as default PDF viewer

Microsoft Edge keeps reverting to the default PDF viewer and it's extremely frustrating. I believe it occurs whenever I unzip files using winzip. I know how to reset the default application but it's time consuming doing it once or twice every day and shouldn't
be necessary.

Why does it keep changing back to Microsoft Edge and how can I stop this?

Can i remove Microsoft Edge completely?

Why does Adobe not appear in the default programs list? How can I add this to the list as if it did appear the steps to change the default viewer would be quicker.

 

Windows 10 default image viewer

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps in order to change the default image viewer to Paint.

• In search,
• Type Default Programs.
• Check whether Windows Photo Viewer is listed in the list.
• Left click on the photo viewer and select the option paint.

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

 

Default PDF viewer in Windows 10

Yea. That's what I have been doing. It works for a little while, but then Windows changes it back to the Explorer PDF Viewer.