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| From | Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations |
| Date | 2025-02-06 12:00 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <vo2pqc$31q0u$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <vo2i13$307r8$1@dont-email.me> |
On 2/6/2025 9:46 AM, John C. wrote:
> Well, I did it. I reinstalled Windows 10 Pro. And although I told the
> setup not to save my files and settings, it wound up saving a lot of my
> files which weren't in the documents or pictures folders.
>
> Now I'm trying to reinstall the applications that I had before. This
> works pretty well except for one HUGE problem. Whenever a program
> attempts to set up file associations, it's prevented from doing so by
> Windows. Instead, I have to tediously go into Settings/Apps/Default
> apps/Choose default apps by file types and tediously find the extension
> in that massive list so that I can change the file association for it,
> ...one ...file ...type ...at ...a ...time.
>
> Alternatively, I can wait until I need to open a particular file type
> (let's use either a .zip or an .mp3 as an example), right click on the
> file, select "Open with>" and set the default application from there.
>
> Does anybody know of a way make Windows allow programs to set file
> associations like in Windows 7?
>
> Also, why in the world would Microsoft make it so difficult to do like this?
>
> TIA.
>
I don't think there's any easier option. MS have taken to
blocking any software but their own from hijacking file
associations.
On the bright side, you can still set up Open With X
under HKCR\*. I have about 6 of those menu items, so
that I can bypass. For example, IrfanView is my default
for viewing iamges, but if I want to edit an image I
use right-click -> Open with Paint Shop Pro.
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Fresh reinstall and file associations "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-06 06:46 -0800
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-06 09:26 -0600
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-06 12:00 -0500
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-06 17:59 +0000
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-02-06 13:47 -0500
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-06 14:16 -0700
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-06 17:26 -0800
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-06 17:40 -0800
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-06 21:11 -0600
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-07 12:59 +0000
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations "Allan Higdon" <allanh@vivaldi.net> - 2025-02-07 07:24 -0600
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-07 10:57 -0500
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-07 16:40 +0000
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-07 15:24 -0800
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-06 21:12 -0600
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-07 04:17 -0800
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-07 08:18 -0600
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-07 15:31 -0800
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-07 19:10 -0600
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Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 05:42 -0800
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-02 14:50 -0600
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-03 06:19 -0800
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-03 14:26 -0600
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Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations Mr Xi Ji Ping <ping@china.cn> - 2025-02-07 03:00 +0000
Re: Fresh reinstall and file associations "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-07 04:19 -0800
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