How do you want to open this file – Outlook In Windows 11/10, many types of files can be opened via one or more programs.

If the How do you want to open this file keeps popping up in Windows 11/10, select the default app. If this does not work, use these fixes.

If you can't open a file on your computer, don't give up right away. These tricks will give you a fighting chance of accessing or recovering its contents.

In Windows 8, the "How do you want to open this type of file" dialog appears. In Windows 7, the "Windows can't open this file" dialog appears. Click "More options" in Windows 8.

Microsoft has confirmed an annoying bug in Windows 10: users who right-click on the taskbar are shown an incorrect “Open with” dialogue with the meaningless “How do you want to open the file ...

Learn how to use a Microsoft 365 setting to choose whether to open files in the online or desktop app, giving you full control for each file.