Opening a file with a different windows program

Summary

Steps to open a file with a non-default windows program, and how to always open with another program.

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Opening the file with another program Changing the default program to open the file

Opening the file with another program

  1. Left-click the file in your file explorer to select it.
  2. Right-click the file to bring up the file options.
  3. Select "Open-with".
  4. Select the program to open the file with.
  5. (Optional) Select "Choose another app" if the program you are looking for is not listed.




     
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Change the default program to open the file

  1. Left-click the file in your file explorer to select it.
  2. Right-click the file to bring up the file options.
  3. Select "Properties".
  4. In the "General" tab, select "Change" next to "Opens with:".
  5. Select a program from the list to change the default program to open this type of file.
  6. Select "Apply" on the properties window to apply your changes


     
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Article ID: 139460
Created
Thu 5/5/22 4:23 PM
Modified
Wed 3/29/23 10:29 AM