In Windows there are certain programs that are configured as the default one to use for certain tasks. Windows will then use these default programs when a person performs a particular action in ...

Windows 8 chooses its default players to run your music and video, but what if you want different programs to open your files? Here's how to change them. John Thompson John Thompson has been addicted ...

When you double-click on a file in Windows 8, Windows will automatically open that file using a program that has been associated with that file's extension. There may come a time, though, that you ...

Did you ever notice that when you install a new software program, the installation program asks you a lot of questions? The most important one is, "Where do you want to put this puppy?" And then the ...

Windows only: Tiny, portable utility Default Programs Editor makes short work of changing file associations, autoplay settings, and can even change the icon associated with a file type. Once you've ...

Every file on your hard drive (.jpeg, .html, and the like) can be associated with a compatible program, which will open that file format by default. Some applications will change a format’s default ...

Often when you install a new application, it asks you to make it the default program for certain file types. If you're too quick with the "Enter" key during installation, you might inadvertently grant ...

Windows sets Notepad as the default program for opening text files. Although you can use Notepad to create basic documents that don't require formatting, Wordpad lets you add images, customized text, ...

Default Programs Editor is a powerful but simple file association utility for Windows 10/8/7/Vista. It is a context menu editor, an autoplay editor, and a default programs association editor. This ...