Windows 10: Why "Open With" keep changing my default PDF Viewer?

Discus and support Why "Open With" keep changing my default PDF Viewer? in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; This thing is driving me crazy. 1. I have set my default PDF app as "SumatraPDF". 2. Sometimes I need to edit a PDF with "NitroPDF" and I open the PDF... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by peslap, Apr 29, 2019.

  1. peslap Win User

    Why "Open With" keep changing my default PDF Viewer?


    This thing is driving me crazy.

    1. I have set my default PDF app as "SumatraPDF".
    2. Sometimes I need to edit a PDF with "NitroPDF" and I open the PDF with this app without changing the default file. I need this option just for that one situation.
    3. But, recently it seems that "Open with" dialog changes my default app.

    This is not the normal behavior. Please see the pictures for a clearer view of my situation.

    P.S. "Opens changes the default app".
    "Open with" (without an s) doesn't change your default app.

    I am going crazy or I just forgot the "default" behavior for this buttons????

    :)
     
    peslap, Apr 29, 2019
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  2. Wynona Win User

    change default PDF viewer in MS Edge for PDFs opened by portals


    Have you set your default PDF reader to Nuance Power PDF Advanced?

    Settings>Apps>Default Apps>Choose default apps by file type>scroll down to .pdf on the left side of your screen, then click on the default app (most likely Edge). A list of available PDF reading apps should show up . . . click on your Nuance PDF reader and select it as your default. As you can see, I use Adobe Reader. *Smile


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    Wynona, Apr 29, 2019
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  3. craigbrei Win User
    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.
     
    craigbrei, Apr 29, 2019
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  4. NS_2017 Win User

    Why "Open With" keep changing my default PDF Viewer?

    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.
     
    NS_2017, Apr 29, 2019
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