Changing Default Apps


How to change the default apps if a file type you use is not opening in the correct app.


OPTION 1

  1. Right click on the file that you want to change the default app on and select properties. Shown below is a .PDF file.



  2. In the properties window, you can see the file type .PDF and what it is currently being opened with Microsoft Edge. Select change and choose the new default app and select OK.



an alternative option is going to the Default app window and changing it there.


OPTION 2

  1. In the bottom left corner click on the magnifying glass and type in default and select default apps.


  2. Scroll down and select the Choose default apps by file type option.

  3. This will open the default apps window, scrolled down to the file type you would like to change the default app on. .PDF is shown in the example below and it is being defaulted to open with Edge. To change this select the current default icon and choose a new app to be the default app.