Windows 10: Windoa 10 unable to change the default apps

Discus and support Windoa 10 unable to change the default apps in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I facing issue to change the default apps for few type of file. The option of always open with this apps also gone. So i tried to change the default... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Paul Lim Khian Hui, Nov 22, 2018.

  1. Windoa 10 unable to change the default apps


    I facing issue to change the default apps for few type of file. The option of always open with this apps also gone. So i tried to change the default apps in setting but even i able to see the other apps option but when i want to select it, the setting interface all gone. This situation keep happen, so i unable to change the default app.

    :)
     
    Paul Lim Khian Hui, Nov 22, 2018
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  2. Can't change default apps in Windows 10

    Hi,

    As per your description, you are unable to set a program as your default browser in Control Panel as it is not showing as an option. To provide you the best steps to resolve the issue, we need to isolate it with a few questions:

    • When did it start happening?
    • Were there any changes made to your computer settings prior to this issue?
    • Have you tried going to Settings > Default Apps >
      Web Browser as what Yuri Nathan previously suggested?
    • Is the program showing when you go to Control Panel >
      Programs
      > Programs and feature?

    Regards.
     
    Angela Pun, Nov 22, 2018
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  3. Windows 10 1803 default app change bug

    When right clicking a file and going to "Open With", no matter what file it is, I can't change its default. The box is checked, and the app doesn't change.

    This is also true of right clicking and going to "Properties". When I click change, the default doesn't change.

    This is happening to me on 3 computers now. Steps to reproduce? I could probably do it by:

    Installing Windows 8.1, and upgrading to 10 with the media creation tool.

    This does not happen with a fresh install from a USB with Windows 10.

    Don't tell me to go to "Settings" and change the defaults. The file type list is horrible, and some of my file types are not listed. The registry is not an option on multiple PCs as it is not just one file type. It is ALL file types. No matter what one I
    try, it's always the same result.

    Are there any suggestions? I know how to navigate computer, so please do not suggest that I need to go to Settings

    > Apps > Default Apps. These options are far from optimized, and they don't have what I need. There isn't even an option to browse for an app to select defaults for when the app doesn't show up in the list.

    A quick fix would be nice. Even a simple item in the registry? I could potentially have this problem on all 75 computers in this building as they all started at 8.1 before going to 10. I can't reinstall Windows on every machine. That's ridiculous.
     
    Abraham Hadley, Nov 22, 2018
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  4. dalchina Win User

    Windoa 10 unable to change the default apps

    Unable to change Default Apps by File Type


    I just noticed that.. I'm on 1703, and that screen fails for me too the first time I tried it - it listed nothing, then Settings crashed.

    But when I tried it again- after a lot of .... progress indication under the title, it worked.
    If on yours
    Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Default Programs\Set Associations
    scrolls ok, then I suggest you consider re-registering Settings:
    Reinstall and Re-register Apps in Windows 10 Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials

    I suggest you experiment thus:
    Set aside issues related to Adobe for the moment.
    Install a free reader- like Sumatra.
    See if you can set that as default.
    If you can, then the problem centres around using Adobe.
     
    dalchina, Nov 22, 2018
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