The first time you launch just about any file, Windows 10 will most likely prompt you to select an app to open it with. Occasionally, though, this “Open with…” screen doesn’t show up, and instead Windows uses a pre-installed system app to launch the file without ever providing you with an option in the matter.
The same thing will happen if you’ve accidentally set a default app as the handler of a file type in the past, which is obviously annoying if you’re attempting to utilize a different program instead. But don’t worry, these problems are incredibly easy to fix, and we’ll explain to you how you can do it below.
How to Change the Default Apps Windows 10 Uses by Default
Step 1: Access the Default Apps Menu
To begin, open the main Windows 10 Settings menu, then select the “System” option. From this point, click on the “Default Apps” entry in the left-hand pane to head to the menu where all of the magic will happenStep 2: Set Default Apps by File Type, Protocol, or App
Next, you’ll have to choose your preferred method for changing default apps-basically, you can start using a file type and pick which app should open it up, start out with a type of link and select what program should launch it, or begin with an app and select what files it should open.So from the bottom of the same menu, decide whether you choose to choose default apps “by file type,” “by protocol,” or “by app.” we’ll outline the “Choose default apps by file type” method, but the other two options will work almost precisely the same.
On the next menu, the left column displays all of the known file types (based on which option you selected, of course) that Windows works with. To modify the default app for a given file type, just click the icon to the right. If no default app is set, you will see a + button instead.
On the next menu, the left column displays all of the known file types (based on which option you selected, of course) that Windows works with. To modify the default app for a given file type, just click the icon to the right. If no default app is set, you will see a + button instead.
Next, just click your preferred default program in the drop-down menu, and in the future, this type of file will automatically open using the app you just chose. Pretty simple, right?
We decided since most new computers are now coming with Windows 10 operating system and we have assisted several people who said that there was something wrong with their computer after installing or updating to Windows 10 that we would put this blog together. Hopefully it has helped you out.
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