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.

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 ...

The My Files app on your Samsung phone is an important way to manage your storage, locate files, and transfer files between devices fast. Here's how it works.

Don't want web links to open in Safari, songs in iTunes or emails in Mail? We show how to make files and links automatically open in the apps of your choice, rather than macOS's defaults ...

Every file opens with one of the built-in apps in Windows 11/10 by Microsoft. For example, you may want to set Photos as the default app for a photo viewer. If you are not satisfied with the ...

If Excel files are opening in Notepad on your Windows 11/10 PC, use these solutions to fix the issue: Check the file extension. Use the Open With option. Choose a default application for Excel ...

Microsoft's new Windows 10 PowerToys Run feature offers you a quick way to find and launch programs, folders, files, and other items by typing their names. Here's how PowerToys Run works.

File viewers can also be used to view unknown files, which can be helpful if you don't know which program to use to view such a file or don't have the necessary application to open it.

The new Files app in iOS 11 replaces iCloud Drive, offers a lot more functionality than its predecessor, and provides perhaps the best argument yet for using an iPad as your go-to mobile computer.

To open a Sticky Note file, you have to manually navigate to the Sticky Note application in the program selector.