Changing the default programs to open a file in Windows is very simple and here we explain how to do it

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Surely a family member or friend has asked you this question many times. Why can&39;t I open the X file with this program? It is a very common situation that occurs especially in people who are new to Windows (be careful, they may The same happens in Mac OS) or with our elders, who sometimes get too involved."

A situation that has a very easy solution but that is not always accessible due to ignorance, so we are going to try to provide a solution for those that they have this doubt and that they have no one to turn to to have it resolved.Let's see how to change the program that is set by default to open a file.

Normally this question arises when opening video or photo files, but it can be extended to text, spreadsheets... And it is that as a general rule Windows (like Mac OS or any operating system ) tends to open each file with the default program

This, however, does not prevent us from opening it in another way and to do so we only have to follow a series of elementary steps:

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We go to the file that we want to open and click_ on the right button of the mouse or trackpad and choose the option Open with. "

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We see how a drop-down opens and in this window we choose Choose another application"

We select the application we want to use and accept.

If, in addition, we want all files of the same type to be opened from this moment on with this application we must check the box below .

A second way to do the same thing

This is one of the options, but not the only one. It is more complicated to execute this second variable and less comfortable, but we also leave it as an option to use:

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We can look for the option Default Programs in the search box and then, clicking on the icon, we will land in a moduleDefault Application Settings."

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There we go down and click on the option Choose default applications by file type choosing the appropriate file extension and selecting the program with the that we want to open it."

Now we exit and we can try to open the file in question or any of the same type and we will see how now the chosen application is always the one we have markedThis option can offer more or fewer alternatives depending on the number of compatible applications that we have installed, so it can be enlarged or reduced.

In addition, in case of adding more applications we can always proceed in the same way, the same as if we uninstall the one that we have marked, the application that was fixed by flaw.