Windows 10: Windows 11 default application settings.

We strongly recommend that Microsoft add the default application settings for Windows 10 to Windows 11 settings!!! The default application settings for Windows 11 adopt the default application software settings scheme of the Windows 7 control panel, but do not refer to allsettings and functions of Windows 7 and the default application settings for Windows 10 .This operation is really anti human. Although the default browser has quick settings options, other software does not. I installed a software that is forced to be associated with the default program by default. If I had to change it back,

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Application not showing in default app

Do this for each file extension you want to set up to run with your chosen application:
1 Right click on a file with the file extension you want to set up,
2 Open with,
3 If the one you want is not in the list then Choose another app,
4 Set the Always use this ... checkbox,
5 If the one you want is not in the list then More apps,
6 If the one you want is not in the list then Look for another app on this PC,
7 Browse to and select the chosen application's .exe file, click on Open,
8 It will then open the file in the chosen app.
9 All other files with the same file extension should also run in your chosen app if you now simply double-click on them.


Most of this is also explained with pretty pictures in Option 2 of
Choose Default Apps - TenForumsTutorials
but it leaves out my steps 6, 7. Instead, the tutorial takes a bit of a shortcut that I generally don't take.


If you had only been interested in getting your chosen apps in the Open with list instead of working through to set them as the default app for those file extensions then I would have suggested a different tutorial:
Remove, Add Programs from Open with Context Menu - TenForumsTutorials
and I would have advised you to take note of post #26 in that tutorial thread
Remove, Add Programs from Open with Context Menu [hexaae UWPApps note #26] - TenForumsTutorials



All the best,
Denis

 

How to set default applications on Windows 10?

Hi Tommy,



Thanks for posting on Microsoft Community. We regret the inconvenience caused and will assist you in resolving the issue.



From the above description, I understand you want to set
Foxit Phantom PDF as a default program to view PDF files on Windows 10.



You will be able to set default applications by file type and by protocol on Windows 10. To set a default program that is not present, you will have to download and install the application on the PC.



If you have already downloaded and installed
Foxit phantom PDF application on the PC, follow the steps below to set as default and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type Default programs and select the top most search result.
• Scroll down the page and click on Choose default apps by file type from the window.
• Locate .pdf file format, click on the program which is set to open the file type and select
  Foxit phantom application from Choose an App window.
  
• Close the window and check if you are able to open .pdf files in
  Foxit Phantom.

Write to us with the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.

 

Unable to set default browser

• Does this issue happens while you try to set other browser as default too or is it specific to specific browser?

Any browser.

Already did the steps you suggested. It's some kind of bug where it's impossible to set a default browser at all.

I heard elsewhere from one other user that it seems to be a problem with upgrading to 10 on the SP3. Sounds very specifc.