Have you ever tried to open a file in Windows 11, only for the completely wrong application to fire up and start loading it? That’s pretty frustrating, right? Well fortunately, there’s a cool little ...

Page files can greatly affect the performance and recovery of Windows and Windows servers. Here's how to size page files to suit your computing needs. Page files can greatly affect the performance and ...

I was referring to the individual criteria that you need to meet. Those criteria are user authority or power. If you are an admin user, you can change almost anything in Windows. It includes the ...

The default applications your computer uses to open files can be changed if you prefer to use something other than what is currently set. When working with PDF files, for example, you can change your ...

This is one of the easiest ways to change a file type on Windows 11/10. You just need to right-click on the file you want to change the type and rename the file type too in the process. There is no ...

When you double-click on a file in Windows, it will automatically open a default program that is configured to manage these types of files. It is common, though, want or need to use a different ...

How to change ownership of files and folders in Windows 10 Your email has been sent Changing file or folder ownership in Microsoft Windows 10 requires a deep dive into Properties Settings. When you ...

Do you want to change the default location where new files and apps are saved? Here's how on Windows 11. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

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 legitimate ...

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Microsoft uses file associations to set default programs for opening different file types on all its operating systems. As a result, when you open a file, be it text, image, or document, on your ...