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The thread discusses difficulties in setting a PowerPoint Viewer as the default app for PPS files on Windows 10. The original poster faced challenges due to default app settings reverting and ultimately resolved the issue by reinstalling the PowerPoint 2010 Viewer and manually linking it to PPS files. A subsequent contributor suggests using Apache OpenOffice Impress as an alternative for viewing and editing PowerPoint files. Overall, the conversation is helpful, with the main conclusion being that reinstalling the viewer and manually assigning the executable can resolve such default app issues.
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hawkeye62

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I can't seem to find a Power Point Viewer for Windows 10.

Any advice will be appreciated.

Regards, Jim

Edit: When I open a PPS file, I get a message, "This app can't run on your PC. To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher."

But, if I open the PPS Viewer in the Start Menu, it opens a File Manager window. Selecting the PPS file, it then opens and shows the PPS contents normally. I can't change the default app for PPS files and I can't get it to use the PPS Viewer in a search for other apps to open the PPS file.

Very strange behavior.

Any advice will be appreciated.

Regards, Jim
 

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Problem solved. I have PowerPoint Viewer from 2010, the only version available as far as I can tell. The default app for .pps files was set at Microsoft Office 2010 Component. The only Powerpoint Viewer I could find was in Windows 10 Start Menu. Every time I tried making PowerPoint Viewer the default for .pps files it would fail and revert to the Microsoft Office 2010 Component. I finally reinstalled the 2010 PowerPoint Viewer and checked exactly where the .exe file was installed. It was in Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office 14\PPTVIEW.EXE. When I set that .exe file as the .pps default app, everything worked as expected.

Thanks, Jim
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Can't you change the default app through 'All settings' (right on the task bar) than 'System' followed by 'Standard apps' and standard apps on type?
 

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Problem solved. I have PowerPoint Viewer from 2010, the only version available as far as I can tell. The default app for .pps files was set at Microsoft Office 2010 Component. The only Powerpoint Viewer I could find was in Windows 10 Start Menu. Every time I tried making PowerPoint Viewer the default for .pps files it would fail and revert to the Microsoft Office 2010 Component. I finally reinstalled the 2010 PowerPoint Viewer and checked exactly where the .exe file was installed. It was in Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office 14\PPTVIEW.EXE. When I set that .exe file as the .pps default app, everything worked as expected.

Thanks, Jim
 

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