When you double-click on a file in Windows, it will automatically open a default program that is configured to manage these types of files. It is common, though, want or need to use a different ...

To set defaults for individual file types (e.g. instead of using one program to open all photo files, you want to use different programs to open JPEGs and PNGs), click Choose default apps by file ...

When you open files that have a particular file extension, Windows will look at its configuration to determine what the default program should be in order to work with these files. The default ...

In Windows 11, different programs are set as the default programs to open different files. You can also select a particular program to open a particular file in Windows 11.

Step 1: Right-click on a file of the type you wish to change the association for. Step 2: Select Open With from the resulting menu. Digital Trends Microsoft Windows: Everything you need to know ...

Windows 8 chooses its default players to run your music and video, but what if you want different programs to open your files? Here's how to change them.