Windows 10: "The program you selected cannot be associated with this file type. Please choose another."

Is this a bug? Is this specific to Windows 11? I can't imagine a circumstance where preventing the user from accessing a file using an application would be preferable to simply allowing the application to fail or error out. In this case I attempted to open a .ini file with Notepad.exe. This was inexplicably not one of the suggested applications, and navigating to it generated the above nonsense. I wasn't even trying to permanently associate the application; I wouldn't want to, I planned to install Notepad++ later anyway. I'd have selected the "just once" button.I guess my main question is, cou

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File type / program association

1. Start globe
2. Default programs
3. Associate a file type
4. Find jpg in the list
5. Change the default to your desired program

 

Can a file extension(.flv) be added to Default Program Associations.

Hi Fred,



Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.



I understand that you are facing issues associating a particular file extension with a program on Windows 10. I apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.

To assist you better, please provide the information:

When you say that "Default Program Associations", are you referring to the list of default applications in default programs settings?



I want you to be informed that all the file extensions is listed in the default program settings which is displayed under
Associate a file type or protocol with a program.



In default program list, all the programs or application will be listed. Then we can select each program as default program for opening a particular file.

I suggest you to refer to the below steps to make default program for a particular file extension.

1. Type "Control Panel" without the quotes in search box and click on it.

2. Click on Programs.

3. Then click on Default Programs and click on Choose Default for this Programs.

4. Select .flv file from the list.

Also you can try other steps to associate the a particular extenstion with the program.

1. Type "Control Panel" without the quotes in search box and click on it.

2. Click on Programs.

3. Then click on Associate a file type or protocol with a program
and search for .flv extension from the list.

4. Click on .flv and then click on Change Program.



Reply to us with the information, so that we can assist you better.

Let us know if you need any further assistance on Windows related issues and we will be glad to help.

 

How do I associate file types with non Microsoft programs?

Thank you for your suggestion. I had already reinstalled the program but did not restart. The restart did not change anything but I did learn a few things later.

• Installation does set the associations for types that are unassigned but it does not change the association for known types at least in many cases.
• It does not add the new executable to the list of possibilities that File Explorer displays if you click "Open with...". This is not a good thing so I will submit a Feedback.
  
• If you select properties for a file you can select change "Opens with:" which will let you browse for a program and it will then change it for all files of that type.