Since the fall update last month, Windows 10 automatically keeps changing the default apps for certain types (mostly browser,pdf,mp3,jpg). I have tried changing them back from the Settings app as well as the Control Panel. I have observed that this happens mostly while unzipping files using WinZip. Windows changes the default programs back to Microsoft … Read more
When I right click on a jpg file in Windows Explorer (Windows 7), I see that there is an “Edit” menu item. If I click this item, it opens the image in MSPaint. Blah. I have Paint.NET installed, and I’d like to change the “Edit” action to open the image in Paint.NET. How can I … Read more
What do I set the ‘Opens with…’ property to in order to get the system to run .bat files again (when they are double-clicked)? Somehow my boss convinced his workstation that the handler for .bat files was supposed to be Word. Now, when double-clicking .bat files, they’re opened up in Word. Answer I think you’ll … Read more
I want set Notepad++ as the default editor. I tried to set it by right-clicking on a file, then Open With. But I did not see Notepad++ in the resulting list (even after clicking on Choose Other Programs). When I try to redirect to Notepad++ through the Browse option to notepad++.exe file it is doing … Read more
This question already has answers here: How can I tell Notepad++ to always use a particular language with a particular file extension (4 answers) Closed 7 years ago. I have associated .wxs files with Notepad++. So far so good. However, it doesn’t remember that it should use XML syntax highlighting. How do I associate a … Read more
