Windows 10: Unable to change default app for editing scripts in Windows 10

Background

Recently I start to work a lot with JS and I often have to edit files with extensions like .js and .jsx. I am using Sublime Text 3 (Build 3176) to do the editing work.


Problem

As I am working with these files more and more frequently, I want to change the default application for opening the two types of file above (and indeed any other related files like .html) to Sublime Text 3. However, I have found that the traditional methods of doing so (i.e. choosing the application preference by Right click -> Open with -> Choose another app -> Choose Sublime Text -> Click "Always use this app to open .js files, as well as going to the Properties and then doing the same, also tried using the Default App setting in Control Panel (default app by file type)) didn't work. The default app was still set to something called "Microsoft (R) Console Based Script Host".


Other methods attempted

After reviewing several websites I also tried to modify the Registry. Specifically, I navigated to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.js\OpenWithList". There I saw several entries as following:

Name "a" -> sublime_text.exe

Name "b" -> CScript.exe

Name "MRUList" -> "ba"

I attempted to delete an entry containing something called CScript.exe, and remained an entry of name "a" -> data "sublime_text.exe", and "MRUList" -> "a". However, when I switched to another entry (for example the entry for .html) and go back to that one (.js entry) again, the setting was automatically reverted to the one as above. I also tried to change the value for "MRUList" to "ab" and it was still like this.


I am quite frustrated by this because it seems Windows 10 really like to stick to that thing called "Microsoft (R) Console Based Script Host" (which I believe to be the "CScript.exe" thing in the registry) and it is very annoying when a CMD window just flashes when I want to open my script for editing. It seems Windows 10 is ignoring my settings and keep reverting what I was trying to change. What should I do (and try) to either force Windows to dismantle the CScript.exe thing, or force Windows to keep my default application preference?


Other observations

I also attempted to set Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 as the default app for editing .js files using the traditional methods as stated above. All didn't work.


Specifications of System

The tests were performed on two computers:

Both Windows 10 Home x64 version 1803, build number 17134.407

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