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Microsoft’s commitment to iterative improvement is once again on display with the rollout of new Windows 11 and Windows 10 builds for Insiders on the Release Preview Channel. These updates, far from being mere incremental patches, signal meaningful shifts in how users—particularly those in the...

In a bid to align itself more closely with the far-reaching regulations brought forth by the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), Microsoft is enacting a suite of updates to Windows 10 and 11 for users throughout the European Economic Area (EEA). The company's approach—transparent...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 has brought a wealth of features and a refreshed interface—but with creativity sometimes comes clutter. If you’re noticing more ads, suggestions, and nudges for Microsoft services everywhere—from your Start menu to pop-up notifications—rest assured you’re not alone. In...

Hi I downloaded Samsung Kies to enable me to read the messages on the computer, which were backed up by Smart Switch from my Samsung phone. After installation of the new program, the icon of many programs was replaced with its icon (Kies). Also the programs did not work as they were not...

Hello all, I wanted to change the system 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...

I have a couple of batch files that i run when i play a specific game. I used to be able to double click them to execute some commands. Now i am forced to right click and run as admin. I feel like i've tried everything to fix this even gone as far as trying a new account. I know media creation...

I am unable to persuade W10 to accept VLC media player as default music/video program. Can anybody advise me? It's installed on Drive D, not the Windows Drive - I don't know if this makes any difference. (C:\ is a small SSD which I want to reserve for stuff which needs to load fast)

Hello, This feature always work in my computer. Now he doesn´t work and i don´t know why. When i click a video with the right bottom of the mouse I choose "Open With". In the next screen I choose "Choose another app" Then I choose "MPC-HC" and I select "Always use this app to open .mp4 files" It...

Assume I run a program from USB flash drive or network drive. It is not installed on the local Win 7 computer but it works. Hence when I go to menu START--->Control Panel--->Programs--->Default programs this program is NOT listed there as a possible application. So it cannot be defined as a...

Overview The Creators Update is packed with new features for app developers and end users that are designed to delight developers who can offer their end users a rich experience. User transition & data migration Users are encouraged to download the store version of their desktop apps. If...

Hello, I have this problem: Recently I switched to new browser "Yandex", and I really like it. It's faster the Chrome and has everything I need, however I have one little problem: It makes itself as default program for some file associations, for example: PNG, PSD, PDF, FLV & etc... And I don't...

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...

I am running Windows 10 Pro on an i7 Dual Core 3.5mb with 16gb memory on an Aesus Box. I have Adobe Acrobat 10 installed on my system. Adobe Reader XI is also installed (by some program) on my system, and is the default programs for .pdf files. I have accessed the Set Associations File through...

Hi Everybody, I have a strange issue, and would like some direction in solving it. I use "Netbeans", which is an IDE program that I can use to build web sites using PHP., and I would like to make "Netbeans" to be the default program that I can trigger by double clicking on any *.php file The...

Starting this morning, my Windows 7 is opening most applications in Vim (Vim is my editor of choice). The following is an itemized list of this bizarre behavior. From Start menu, most applications display the Vim icon (screen shot below). From Start menu, most applications open in Vim...

As you know some file may be opened by multiple installed programs. Assume I have 3 picture viewers installed for viewing *.jpg files. Currently the default program for opening these *.jpg is "aaa.exe" In the future I want to let the *.jpg open (by double clicking in Windows Explorer) by a...

Okay, since there are many questions on this topic, none exactly the same as mine, I'd like to make myself perfectly clear. I know about Default Programs, and I know about Autoplay settings in the Control Panel. What I want to achieve is use Media Player Classic (comes with the K-Lite codec...

Ok there are many guides on how to assign ONE certain extension (e.g. .aaa) to one program myprog.exe so that a double click on a file myfile.aaa will automatically start the program and load the file. But what I need is a similar but different way of assignment. I want completely replace...

I use WinRar. In Options > Settings > Integration > User defined archive extensions, I've associated XPI and JA files with the program. I would like to add the following entries to Windows Explorer's context menu: 1) Add to archive "FileName.xpi" 2) Add to archive "FileName.ja" I'd like...

Hi, The images on my shortcuts are not displayed by taking the entire surface of my icon, while the image. ICO associated is big enough! Link Removed The display in Windows Explorer is set to "Large Icons". Why ?