Windows 10: Win10 forgets assigned default programs

It's a real PITA. Not only is it extremely difficult to assign default programs (either no option for "default" or it just doesn't take my choice) for different media, but once assigned, Win10 later forgets the default program and opens it with another.

For instance: I have assigned all audio file types (mp3, wav, m3u etc.) to open with Winamp. I've done this by manually assigning a default program for every single file type in "Control Panel - Default Programs - Associate a file type...", because every other option failed.

Later, after a reboot, it still shows "Winamp" in the list of file types. But Win10 now opens m3u-files with VLC player! *Mad Is this a known problem? Is there any solution to this? I'm going hardcore, with registry keys etc - only need the info. *Nerd

And 2nd question: some file types are not listed under "Control Panel - Default Programs - Associate a file type...". How can i assign these missing file types to a program?

Any help highly appreciated.

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Windows 10 forgets assigned default apps

Hi

I have a problem with the assigned default programs in my win 10.

It forgets to open images and pdf files with the programs that I have assigned and always ask me to choose the default programs.

 

Windows 10 forgets assigned default apps

12/21/17 - I'm now having the same issue, ever since a major W10 update last week (prompted by my company). I want to use Irfan View to view all my JPG images, and I have been doing so for years. But, W10 now will NOT remember or keep my settings, it always
reverts back to the standard MS image view, which is not what I want. I have even chosen Chrome as my default browser, but W10 will not keep that setting.

MS needs to fix this ASAP.

 

Never mind, got it working.

 

How did you solve this problem? It is still affecting me.