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    MSEdge – how to disable as default PDF viewer

    After some last Windows10 update the MSEdge was set as the default PDF files viewer. When I switch it back to Acrobat, it returns again as before. I tried it more times using the right mouse with checked option, in settings/default apps by file type, nothing helps. No option to see the Edge...
    • bluenite
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    • acrobat default apps file type help msedge pdf viewer settings software removal troubleshooting user guide windows 10
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    • Forum: Windows Software
  2. ConnorMarc

    Windows 10 Help! I've lost my permissions on Windows 10 and I can't get them back.

    So, I was tinkering around w/my Dell Latitude E6440 laptop some weeks ago, let's say a month now and I mistakenly changed my permissions. Now almost no programs work, not even Windows Explorer. See the attachments for the messages I get... "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or...
    • ConnorMarc
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    • access denied bootable tools command prompt default apps dell latitude error messages file access file issues permissions recovery software issues system recovery tech support troubleshooting user accounts user permissions windows 10 windows photo viewer
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. News

    Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19608

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19608 to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. You can check out our Windows Insider Program documentation here, including a list of all the new features and updates released in builds so far. Not seeing any of the...
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    • Forum: Live RSS Feeds
  4. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 Can't change default app?

    Hi I'm not able to change my default app for opening photos to Photoshop? While there are some default formats that are set to Photoshop, things like .Jpg and .Jpeg are set to Windows Photo and don't change when I try and change them. I was not able to change .Tiff to use Photoshop as default...
    • MikeHawthorne
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    • application issues compatibility default apps file explorer file types image files jpeg jpg photoshop psds software installation themes thumbnails tiff user experience windows 10 windows 11 windows photo windows settings
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. Nomad of Norad

    Windows 10 URL:Twitter links now all go to Twitter desktop app instead of to my web-browser.

    I've run into a really, really annoying problem. There are a handful of Twitter desktop apps I installed ages ago because Twitter borked the web-interface at one point... I was never satisfied with any of the apps, and Twitter fixed what they'd broken in the Web interface, so I eventually went...
    • Nomad of Norad
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  6. nehoma

    Trouble Setting Default Apps After Windows 10 Update: Need Help!

    Hi I have not been on here for ages. Greetings Windows 10. I cannot set a default browser or a picture viewer in settings/default apps. I could before the A/update. Any ideas please
  7. zabberwan

    Windows 10 Builtin Admin unable to access Windows 10 Default Apps

    Hello and greetings to All, As of late windows 10 shows error on trying to access default programs like Photos, Music, Video etc. This app can't open ...can't be opened with using the Built-in Administrator account. Sign in with a different account and try again. I have enabled the options...
    • zabberwan
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    • access issues administrator rights app issues built-in administrator configuration default apps error gpedit music photos security options software support system settings troubleshooting update video windows 10
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  8. R

    Windows 10 After MS hijack, can't set default apps

    One morning recently, I found that during the night an update had occurred and rebooted my pc without asking me for confirmation. The reboot caused it to come up in Linux, because I use the grub loader and have Linux as the default. When I rebooted into Windows, it finished the update, which...
    • rf99
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    • antivirus browser hijack chrome context menu default apps file associations grub loader help request linux malware ms edge pdf files reboot software issues troubleshooting update user experience user interface windows
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  9. News

    Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10122 for PCs

    Hi Everyone, Today we have a new build for PCs going out to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring – Build 10122. I usually start these posts with the fun stuff at the top but want to call out our only big known Issue here right away – if you’re using an AMD GPU you’re likely to run into frequent...
    • News
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    • amd build 10122 continuum default apps fast ring feedback gpu high dpi insider preview insider program known issues microsoft edge performance slow ring start menu tablet mode taskbar ui improvements updates windows 10
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