If you can't change default app by file type in Windows 11/10, then reset the problematic app, remove file type association, etc.

Microsoft has made it harder to choose which apps handle standard file types. Follow these steps to set default apps for all your documents, images, music files, and more.

Do you want to open a file type or link with a specific app? Here's how to change the default app settings on Windows 11.

Each document that you have on your Mac is associated with a default application which macOS uses to open the file whenever you double-click on its icon in Finder. Sometimes you may have a ...

Whether you use Windows or macOS, you can change the default application for a particular file type to another preferred program. Let’s see how this plays out across these different platforms.

Now that you’ve changed the default program for this file, the button for Change All is active. This button will set your Mac to use the selected application to open files of this type.

Mac OS X computers use a default application to open every file type based on its file extension. If you don't want to use the default application when opening a file, you can select "Open With ...

Add or remove Default Apps from Desktop context menu A default app is the program that Windows uses automatically when you open a particular file type or protocol on your device.

The latest Windows 10 preview shows that the default apps experience on Windows 10 is set for a major improvement.