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1. #WIN 10 CHANGE DEFAULT PROGRAM FOR FILE TYPE HOW TO#
2. #WIN 10 CHANGE DEFAULT PROGRAM FOR FILE TYPE .EXE#
3. #WIN 10 CHANGE DEFAULT PROGRAM FOR FILE TYPE WINDOWS 10#
4. #WIN 10 CHANGE DEFAULT PROGRAM FOR FILE TYPE PORTABLE#

#WIN 10 CHANGE DEFAULT PROGRAM FOR FILE TYPE HOW TO#

I will let you figure it out how to select the proper program from here. Under the general tab you will see the Type of File: below that you will see Opens with: to the right press Change. Find a file of the type you wish to change. Outright stupidĪbsolutely outrageous! The windows registry is such a mess, MS just can’t clean the sh*t, bunch of ‘tards! This is absolutely idiotic!!! A simple solution Had to be made so complicated that you have to go into and edit registry. After deleting that string (entire key, actually), file was no longer represented with an old app’s icon, and it was completely reset and restored to the blank file one. Then, I searched in the registry for that path value (without quotes) and – eureka! There was, after all, one string left in there ( AssocFile string) which I forgot to delete.

#WIN 10 CHANGE DEFAULT PROGRAM FOR FILE TYPE .EXE#

exe app was residing before I “deleted” it. Windows finally started reading my mind and detected that the app is no longer available, so it showed me a path to the old location where the. exe application to Recycle Bin and then double-clicked on that file to try to open it. Even after I removed all the keys from the registry (it was possible that I missed some important place), the problem was always coming back.

#WIN 10 CHANGE DEFAULT PROGRAM FOR FILE TYPE PORTABLE#

Since the app was portable (no actual installation was performed, neither it was available), Windows still somehow memorized the wrong file association. This step is optional, however, in my case it was required. STEP 4: Temporarily Uninstall or Remove Associated App Once you perform the keys deletion procedure, your file should no longer be associated with the old app, and, in fact, you should be back to the previous stage, as if you never associated it with in the first place.

#WIN 10 CHANGE DEFAULT PROGRAM FOR FILE TYPE WINDOWS 10#

Microsoft Windows 10 – HKEY_USERS Identities However, they are technically called keys.

Now, we need to delete all keys of our extension represented as directory (folder) icons in Registry Editor’s tree, so I may refer to them as ‘folder’, ‘directory’ or ‘directories’ on occasion. And then F3 function key (or alternatively Edit > Find Next command) to jump to the next one, then next, in cyclic order. There are other places, as well, for example, at least several S-1-5-some-long-numbers-here sections each containing file extension associations, so manually navigating through a tree with million rows and branches can be a tedious job.Ĭomputer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-IDENTITY-STRING-1\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FileAssociations\Ĭomputer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-IDENTITY-STRING-2\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FileAssociations\Ĭomputer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-IDENTITY-STRING-3\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FileAssociations\Ĭomputer\HKEY_USERS\ S-1-5-IDENTITY-STRING_Classes\ However, this is just one place that holds information about extensions and file associations. You can also copy/paste above path directly to the path indicator / input box (outlined in rectangle-shaped red border in above screenshot). Microsoft Windows 10 – File Extension Associations In Registry – HKEY_CURRENT_USER Right-click on regedit and select Run as administrator option (just in case, it may not be required). This is very straightforward – just click on START button at the corner (or alternatively magnifier/loupe icon) and start typing “registry” somewhere.

Ok, now that that legal crap is settled, let’s move on to business, shall we? STEP 1: Run Windows Registry I will not be responsible for any damage to your computer you do by following this tutorial and messing up with it! If you don’t know how to make a backup copy of Windows Registry, maybe you should learn that step first, and then return here. Before you proceed, make a backup copy of it! Did you make a backup copy? Ok, continue reading. Before you proceed, make a backup copy of it. Of course, we need to edit Windows Registry. Well, it turns out this is fairly simple to do, however, there are few gotchas that I experienced by doing this. How can we easily fix this without any 3rd party software? How To RESET File Association with App / Program In Windows 10?

Microsoft Windows 10 Open With File Prompt