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Open and change default programs settings in Windows 8/8.1/10 for fileextensions, formats, types?


To set default programs in Windows 8.1 or 10  for file -extensions, -formats, -types, please open the "Default Programs" settings



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Easy Solution to open Default Programs Settings in Windows 8.1 or 10 and is also suitable for Windows Web Server 2012 and new famous Server 2016. This is not only a tip for admins. No! This is also for home and office inexperience windows accounts!
 

Open and change default programs settings on all Windows OS!



To open "Default Programs" settings, please use the key combination [Windows Logo] + [R] , then just type the command
control.exe /name Microsoft.DefaultPrograms [... see Image 1 Point 1 and 2].

Likewise, you can open the Windows-8 Default Programs Settings
via the Windows 7 System Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Default Programs -

You can customize the associate rules:
* Based on the programs and app-s, see: ... How to define in Windows 8 a program to open multiple file types?
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* Based on the file type, see: ... How to set in Windows 8 associations for file type: open with multiple programs or apps?
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A default program is the program, that Windows uses automatically, when you open a particular type of file, such as a photo, movie, song, photo, or webpage. For example, you might have more than one photo-editing program installed on your PC. You can choose one of them, to be the default program, that starts, whenever you open a photo.

FAQ 72: Updated on: 5 May 2020 10:02 Windows
Windows-8

The wrong program opens a file in Windows 8.1 / 10?


When wrong programs opens a file in Windows 8.1 / 10 , please start the Windows 8 Explorer 1. Use for example the keyboard shortcut [Windows Logo] + [E]
Windows-8

How to define in Windows 8.1 / 10 a program to open multiple file types?


Solution to define a program to open multiple file types, extensions in Windows 8, please open the "Default Programs" settings, press the key combination Windows Logo + [R , then just type the command
Windows-8

How to set in Windows 8.1 / 10 associations for file type: open with multiple programs or apps?


To define in Windows 10, 8.1, that a file type is assigned to be opened with several programs or applications, Content: 1. Find the file type /
Windows-8

How to format new hard drive, create new partition/volume in Windows 8.1/10?


To format new hard drive or partition in Windows 8.1 / 10, please start the diskmgmt.msc Content / Solution / Tip: 1. The handling of new hard disks
Windows-8

How to change the Windows 8.1 and 10 local date and time?


To change the Windows 8.1 10 local date and time, please start / open the date and time properties settings   Content / Tip / Solutions : 1. Changing
Windows-8

Disable Windows 8.1 and 10 auto turn off, sleep, ... ?


To disable Windows 8.1 or Win 10 auto turn off, please read this:   How to disable/enable Hibernate or Sleep at Windows 8 How to prevent system
Windows-8

How to change the Windows 8.1 / 8 indexing options (advanced searching)?


To change the Windows 8.1 / 10 indexing options, please open Indexing Options Window.   Content: 1. Opening the search indexing in Windows directly 

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