file association

File name extensions play a crucial role in the world of Windows computing, acting as a digital shorthand that tells both users and the operating system what kind of data a file contains and how it should be handled. While these little period-separated letter clusters, like .docx or .jpg, often...

In a year marked by sweeping changes across Microsoft’s operating system portfolio, July’s Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 proves to be one of the most consequential updates. KB5062553, released on July 8, arrives with a spotlight on usability, migration readiness, and a renewed focus on user and...

Microsoft has released Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.6029 (KB5061087) to the Release Preview Channel, introducing several enhancements and fixes aimed at improving system performance and user experience. Key Updates and Fixes: Mobile Operator Profiles: The Country and Operator Settings Asset...

Windows users across the European Economic Area are on the brink of experiencing one of the most significant quality-of-life improvements to Microsoft’s operating system in recent memory. With the latest updates rolling out for Windows 10 and Windows 11, Microsoft is not only responding to...

Good morning, I use automation software that releases a new version to install every year. Now I have 2 versions of the program installed on my PC: TiaPortalV17 and TiaPortalV18. Each of the programs has its own respective file extensions: .zap17 and .zap18. The programs are installed in these...

Win10 64bit. I have installed notepad++ and wanted to make it the default app to open .txt files. When trying to change the default editor I am not offered notepad++, only other software I also had installed previously, but most of them are not even editors. How can I make it the default editor?

when i double click video files, i want to change from "play with MPC" to "add to MPC playlist" here is a screenshot

Hi. I wanted to change default mail program to Thunderbird. I went to settings > default programs and then when I clicked Mail app the only option I got was to choose from some web browsers and... "SEARCH IN MICROSOFT STORE". There was no option to choose an app from my disc. What worse the same...

I want to send a video (1 MB) by email but a message tells me I have to create a file association. I select videos in the default programs and check the drop down list but there is no email to choose so I cannot send the video. I found no way to resize the video. I would appreciate any help in...

I want to send a video (1 mb) by my email. a message tells me to create an association in Default drop down list The list does not include email so I cannot send the video. There is no tools as suggested in queries. A solution would much appreciated

Hi when I click a folder visual studio starts - instead of exploring that folder. So I can not explore folders on my computer. The same happens when I click "documments" or "pictures" in windows start - visual studio starts instead of windows explorer. How to fix it?

When opening a file not already associated with a program, or using the "Open with..." menu in the context menu, I cannot select my own programs to open the file, as clicking "More apps" or "Try an app on this pc" does nothing. This extremely annoying as I cannot open even an image or a text...

Getting this message when I right click on a PDF file in my downloads folder and select "Open with PDF Vista." It says it can't find the PDF folder that I clicked on. Any ideas as to how to solve this?

Yes, I could change the file association via Win GUI or use some third party tools. However I prefer to do this directly in Registry by a *.reg file (in Win 7 64bit). How can I set my editor "D:\tools\editor\myeditor22.exe" as default editor when double clicking on a file with *.txt extension...

I backed up my jason bookmarks from Firefox I made a mistake and used word pad to open with I want to go back and have it as Firefox has it like this bookmarks-2019-10-28.json how do I get rid of word pad open with icon go back to the way Fire fox has it ?

I uploaded the Ahnenblatt family program to see if it was ok for my wife to use ,, I am Swedish and she is German and because these languages were available as an alternative so that I could help her. However, I run with my Swedish programs and now I have got Ahnenblatt's icon in front of my GED...

My exe file wasn't loading (WarFace launcher) , so I searched in online and found video , I went to regedit , then don't remember where , but I changed .exe ones default "value" to "%1"%* , but then this guy changed "exefile" s 1 file "open"'s default value to "%1"* , there were 2 files in it ...

Is there away to select Edge as the program to open a file? I have a few .SWF game files on my laptop. If I open Edge, and insert the path to the .SWF file, Edge opens the file and I can play the game. But, I can find no way to select Edge as the default app to open the .SWF file. Any advice...

Hello, I am trying to open a file [FILE] with a program [PROGRAM]. I have a shortcut of those two on my desktop. When i drag and drop [FILE] on top of [PROGRAM], it works as expected, meaning that [FILE] gets openend correctly by using [PROGRAM] to open it (Similarly to how you would drop a...

I've done my research, with absolutely no results. I've gone page to page, searching for answers, and I've come across nothing. Every solution is already applied to me, but the problem still persists. I seem to have lost association to all .iso's. Every one I have (20+) and any that I download...