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Want to make sure photos open in Photoshop, web pages open in Chrome, and text files open in Word? You can control which app launches when you open a file on a Windows PC or Mac. Here's how to set ...

Many programs offer internal tools for configuring file associations, but the Control Panel configures all file associations through a single Windows feature. The Control Panel can command programs ...

The Windows operating system allocates a program by default for opening certain file types, but you can easily change and open them in the program of your choice. For example, pictures in Windows now ...

This change can be made via two approaches to changing the default browser – The Microsoft Windows settings pages and your system’s Control Panel. They’re both very easy to follow. Open Windows ...

From the Windows 8 Start screen type default and when the search results appear click on the Settings category as shown below. Now click on the Default Programs option and you will be brought to the ...

Programs installed with mailto functionality (send this document in email) need to know what email client is installed. Except that gmail isn't an installed program. How can we make Windows 10 use ...

Windows 2000 server with SP4.<BR>When I go to Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, it pops up an error message saying <BR>"An unexpected error occurred. Object doesn ...