Windows 10: Why do my .rar files save as a PDF?

Discus and support Why do my .rar files save as a PDF? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Whenever I try and download a .rar file to extract, it saves as a PDF and opens in Adobe Acrobat. Why is this and how can I prevent this? (This applies... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/KatAttackMain, Dec 29, 2020.

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    Why do my .rar files save as a PDF?


    Whenever I try and download a .rar file to extract, it saves as a PDF and opens in Adobe Acrobat. Why is this and how can I prevent this? (This applies to all .rar files)

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