CHAPTER 6
Working with File Types and Programs (Apps)
One of the more frustrating aspects of using a PC is when you click or tap on a file to open it only to find that it doesn’t open in the program you were expecting it to. This is especially irksome when a given file used to open in a familiar program but then suddenly and for no apparent reason opens in a different one.
In this chapter, we’ll explore how Windows determines which program automatically opens your files and how to check in advance which program is configured to open which types of file. This is known as the default program. We’ll also outline how to change the default program ...
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