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Changes for page Changing Default Programs

Last modified by Eric Kemppainen on 2026/08/19 16:34
From version 8.1
edited by 62a3914d5b9785006fd85ada
on 2017/01/04 08:23
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To version 10.1
edited by Eric Kemppainen
on 2022/12/22 13:10
Change comment: they're called apps now, for whatever reason

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4 4  Windows has many programs available that can handle your files. You can have several apps that can open a single type of file, like PDFs or text documents, and really only prefer one of them. There are ways to select your default program for different tasks.
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18 18  In Windows 10, the default app options are located in the Settings app.
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20 20  1. In the Start Menu (Windows icon on the bottom left corner of screen), select **Settings**
21 -1. Select **System**
25 +1. Select **Apps**
22 22  1. Select** Default Apps** in the left sidebar
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24 24  There are a few options you can change on this page, the most likely being **Web Browser**. If you want to change something not listed on this page, select **Set defaults by app **at the bottom of the page.
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