Make sure your selected app is now the one listed next to the file extension.

These are the ones you can choose to open up when you double-click this file type.

When you click on the app name a list of other apps will appear.

Then click the app next to that file type, which in my case is Microsoft Edge

Scroll through the list of file types until you find the one you want to change.

Select Default apps from the column on the left side of the panel and then scroll down and select Choose default apps by file type from the right side of the panel.

Select Apps from the list of Windows Settings

Click the Windows 10 “Start button” and then select Settings (the “gear” icon).

pdf files on my Windows PC from Microsoft Edge (the default) to SumatraPDF – my favorite PDF viewer. In this example we’re going to change the program that opens. But what if you want to change the program that opens from whatever it is now to something different? Follow these instructions to change the app that opens when you double-click a file, based on the file type. When you double-click a file in Windows 10, that file will open up with what we call a “default” app. This short but detailed guide will explain how to change the app that opens when you double-click a in Windows 10.

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